Kane Whiting and Michael Fraser were sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to attacking a woman at her home in Grieves Road, Gravesend, in broad daylight.
Whiting, 24, of Vauxhall Avenue, Herne Bay, was jailed for six years and four months. Fraser, 23, of Mickleburgh Hill, Herne Bay, was sentenced to seven years and 10 months’ imprisonment, and a pre-existing suspended sentence for possession with intent to supply drugs and possession of an offensive weapon was also activated. Both were sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on 5 November 2026.
The two had lurked in an alleyway before climbing a garden fence and making their way to the back of the Grieves Road property at around 5.30pm on 19 August 2026. A woman sitting by the rear door was violently pushed to the ground. Fraser restrained her while brandishing a spanner above her head as Whiting entered the property. They left empty-handed.
CCTV caught a silver BMW pulling away from the alleyway. The car was registered to Whiting, and Kent Police stopped it in Canterbury shortly after 9pm the same evening. Clothing matching what was seen in the footage was found inside, along with a spanner and a screwdriver.
Fraser was linked to the attack through mobile-phone data and the clothing recovered from the vehicle. He was arrested at his Herne Bay home on 27 August 2026.
Detective Constable Dan Bister said the incident had left the victim traumatised and demonstrated Fraser and Whiting’s complete disregard for the law in carrying out such a brazen attack in broad daylight.
Both men pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary. Kent Police said officers had quickly identified those responsible and brought the case before the courts.