AFTV's 'Mr DT' has mugshot in Arsenal jumper as police welcome increased jail term

Former AFTV regular Liam Goodenough – who was convicted in November 2021 of stalking involving serious alarm or distress, and kidnapping – has had his prison sentence tripled to three years following a referral to the Court of Appeal.

AFTV declared on Monday that Liam Goodenough, widely known as 'Mr. DT' will never be used on their channels again.

The court previously heard how Mr Goodenough had stalked his former partner as she went on a date, sending the victim’s brother messages threatening suicide and demanding to know the location of the victim.

The court also heard how he used a tracking feature on her phone, drove to the hotel the victim was staying at and verbally abused her, assaulting her companion and proceeding to photograph her in a state of undress.

Liam Goodenough dragged the victim out of the hotel room to his car, purporting to have a knife and that her son was in the vehicle. However, when she realised that her son was not in the car she tried to escape.

A bystander intervened and the victim was able to get out of the car, before Mr Goodenough subsequently escaped.

The 42-year-old was initially sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment and handed a 10-year restraining order.

However, the Solicitor General referred Goodenough’s sentence to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.

The Court of Appeal found his original sentence to be unduly lenient and increased it to three years’ imprisonment.

Speaking after the hearing, the Solicitor General, Alex Chalk QC MP said: “Goodenough subjected the victim to a shocking and frightening ordeal.

“I referred his sentence because I considered it did not reflect the gravity of the offending and was unduly lenient. I am glad that the Court of Appeal agrees.”

In their latest video, posted on January 16 2022, he appears for the first time in a number of months, with the commentator declaring “it’s fantastic to see him back”.

Supervising officer, Detective Sergeant Luke Pratt, from Buckinghamshire’s Domestic Abuse Investigation Unit has declared in a statement: “We welcome the decision by the Solicitor General to increase Goodenough’s sentence.