Men sentenced to 110 years for murder of Jordan Hogg in dispute over stolen bike

All armed with knives and machetes, Oliver Connelly, Sidney Bashford and Ryan Moore forced their way into the 28-year-old’s home on Fonteyn Court in Hemlington.

Meanwhile Kaiden McIver, aged 17, – who can now be named after his reporting restriction was lifted – kept watch in an alleyway outside Jordan’s flat, the teenager armed with a machete.

A short time later the three men emerge from the property having attacked Jordan inside with the weapons. They, along with McIver, make their way towards a van nearby where Michael Charville is waiting as the getaway driver.

As they make their escape, Jordan attempts to seek help from neighbours nearby who hear him crying out for help. However, he collapsed as a resident opened the door and despite them and others, alongside the emergency services, trying to save his life he sadly passed away in the early hours of Wednesday 28 February 2025.

The four men and McIver appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday 23 January to be sentenced.

• Sidney Bashford, aged 29, of Darwen Court in Hemlington was sentenced to 28 years for murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
• Oliver Connelly, aged 28, of Elmhurst Gardens in Middlesbrough was sentenced to 23 years for murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
• Michael Charville, aged 44, of Palmer Street in Middlesbrough, was sentenced to 20 years for murder.
• Ryan Moore, aged 23, of Grange Road in Middlesbrough, was sentenced to 22 years for murder
• Kaiden McIver, of Beckenham Gardens in Middlesbrough was sentenced to 17 years for murder and possession of an offensive weapon

Following a six-week trial at Newcastle Crown Court, a jury found them all guilty of murder on Tuesday 16 December.

During the trial, the court heard how on Tuesday 27 February 2025 a dispute had taken place between the four men, McIver and another man who was known to Jordan.

It involved the robbery of an expensive electric bike belonging to Bashford which occurred outside Jordan’s home.

That robbery led to the boy pursuing the man – who was on a motorbike – on foot while Bashford, Moore and Charville hunted him down in the van until he drove down a snicket that runs by Jordan’s property.

What followed was the van stopping and everyone, except for Charville, chasing him on foot until they approached the scene of the robbery and Jordan’s home.

The actions outside of his home were captured on CCTV footage and played to the court.

When police attended it was quickly established that Jordan had been stabbed in the neck and a murder investigation was launched by detectives from Cleveland Police’s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team (HMET).

A forensic analysis of the property found the front door had been struck with a blade and the attack had occurred just inside Jordan’s flat.

Following an extensive manhunt McIver was arrested at his home in Middlesbrough on Saturday 1 March. Moore was arrested on Monday 17 March.

Bashford had fled the country via Ireland however was detained in France and extradited back to the UK on Thursday 27 March where he was arrested at Heathrow Airport. The following day both Connelley and Charville were arrested together at a property on Oak Hill in Middlesbrough.

After the sentencing, Jordan’s family said: “To know these men will now serve a significant time in prison brings a form of justice for Jordan and all of us as a family. However, no amount of time will ever make up for how they cruelly took Jordan away from us, and most importantly his daughter, and the immeasurable loss we all feel.”

"Jordan was a funny, loving and a truly special man who loved his daughter beyond measure. Life will never be the same without him."

“We want to take this opportunity to express how truly grateful we are as a family to Cleveland Police. The detectives have worked exceptionally hard from the very beginning to ensure these men were rightfully found guilty.”

Senior Investigating Officer DCI Chris Pringle said: “The sentences handed down to these violent men will never be enough for Jordan’s family and friends who have all been left devastated by his death.

“Their intent to cause the harm that they did that night over a stolen bike is beyond comprehension and unjustifiable.

“It is only the long sentences they will now serve behind bars that acts as the justice they deserve.

“Our thoughts continue to be with Jordan’s family as they navigate their way through their loss.

“This is the reality and the severity of what can happen when carrying a knife. The significant and devastating consequences is someone losing their life, their family losing a loved one and the offenders facing decades in prison.”

To find out more about knife crime, visit the force’s campaign ‘Carrying a Blade Doesn’t Give You an Edge’.

If you believe someone is carrying a knife, please report it either by calling 101 or visiting our website. Always dial 999 if in danger.

Information can also be provided anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.