Murderer among Sussex criminals who were jailed in February

Ian Paton, 36, was found guilty of murdering his partner Kayleigh Hanks, 29, in Bexhill.

He strangled her to death in the same room as where their baby daughter slept. Paton was jailed for life, with a minimum term of 16 years.

Meanwhile 21-year-old Ewing Gilmour was found guilty of attempting to rape a 13-year-old girl in an alleyway in Selsey.

She managed to fight him off, and Gilmour was described as “dangerous” as he was jailed for seven years.

Also among the dangerous sex criminals who were jailed was 49-year-old Anthony Solloway from Burgess Hill.

The paedophile lecturer downloaded hundreds of the worst type of child sex abuse, and has been banned from travelling to “notorious” child prostitution areas in Cambodia. He was jailed for two years and eight months.

Women in Chichester were left shocked by the actions of Lee Davidoff, who exposed his penis early in the morning while they were alone.

The “creepy” pervert smirked at the victims. The 50-year-old was jailed for one year and eight months.

Hove fraudster Diego Grand fleeced his friends out of £11,000 to indulge his love of the Foo Fighters band.

The superfan, aged 38, bought gig tickets and Airbnb accommodation across Europe on the band’s tour. He was jailed for one year.

Meanwhile robber James Creaghan, 24, raided the Connaught Leisure amusement arcade in George Street, Hove at knifepoint.

He was jailed for three years and four months.

Domestic abuser Connor Attridge assaulted three women in Eastbourne and chased them while brandishing shards of glass. The 26-year-old was jailed for two years.

Finally Brighton drug dealer Abbas Ahmed, 38, came unstuck when he offered cannabis to an off-duty police officer. He ran away, knocking over an 82-year-old woman who suffered a nasty head injury.

Ahmed admitted possession with intent to supply cannabis and assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was sentenced to 14 months in jail.