Ashleigh Bell

Ashleigh Bell, a male from Carlisle, UK, has been involved in several public criminal cases, primarily related to domestic abuse and controlling behavior.

Key Facts, Dates, and Court Decisions:

• September 2022: Ashleigh Bell, then 28 and residing at Beverley Rise, Harraby, Carlisle, was sentenced to 28 months in prison. He admitted to assault by beating, engaging in controlling or coercive behavior, and threatening to cause criminal damage. The court heard he threatened to slit his partner's throat while she held her baby, inflicted a black eye, threw a cot at her, and subjected her to physical assaults, verbal abuse, and threats between February and July 2022. He also burned her school leavers' T-shirt and was banned for life from contacting the victim. His criminal record at this time included previous violence and harassment offenses against ex-partners.
• March 2025 (prior to May 2025 hearing): Bell had previously been convicted for a similar controlling and coercive behavior offense and had served a 28-month prison sentence for it. His criminal past also included harassment offenses from 2015 and 2018.
• May 2025: Ashleigh Bell, then 31, formally denied harassing a woman on May 19. He appeared at Carlisle's Rickergate court, where his bail conditions included a stipulation not to contact the woman and to observe a strict exclusion zone, including Caldew School. The case was set for trial at a later date. The allegation was that Bell breached a restraining order by going to Caldew School to contact the woman.
• August 2025: Ashleigh Bell, 31, of Beverley Rise, Harraby, was acquitted of three rape allegations following a trial at Carlisle Crown Court. He had consistently denied the allegations.
• April 2026: Ashleigh Bell, aged 32 and from Carlisle, received a sentence of four and a half years imprisonment. He pleaded guilty to several charges, including assault causing actual bodily harm to the woman, twice violating a non-contact restraining order, threatening to kill her, threatening to damage her property, and sending threatening messages on two occasions. A charge alleging he threatened someone with a knife was dropped. The court heard the woman was forced to relocate three times due to fear of Bell, whose criminal record included similar offenses. The abuse took place from April 9, 2025, to May 31, 2025, and involved inflicting or threatening violence, threatening to damage belongings, dictating what she wore, restricting social media use, prohibiting her from leaving the house after showering, and forcing her to send photos of her location.
• May 2026: Public court record proceedings for Ashleigh Bell (Reference 03NN0346425 and 03NN0468025) were listed at Carlisle Crown Court for May 13, 2026, and May 6, 2026, respectively. The May 6 hearing was listed as "For Trial" with the complainant's anonymity protected under the Sexual Offences Amendment Act 1992.
• July 2026: Public court record proceedings for Mr Ashleigh Bell (Reference 2600018677) were listed at Carlisle Magistrates' Court for July 8, 2026.

It is important to note that there are other individuals named "Ashley Bell" in the UK who have been involved in criminal proceedings, but based on the provided information, they appear to be distinct individuals due to differences in location, age, and the nature of their offenses. For example, an Ashley Bell was jailed for eight years in Manchester in June 2005 for double rape, and a 40-year-old Ashley Bell was jailed in July 2023 in the Scottish Borders for attempting to communicate indecently with a 12-year-old girl. This summary focuses on the individual consistently identified as "Ashleigh Bell" from Carlisle.