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Brighton Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 91 verdicts at Brighton Magistrates' Court (Brighton, Brighton). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

March 2026 2 cases
Woodhorn Group Limited
Breach of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 *
Sentence
Fined £14,000
An employee, Simon Pateman, broke his leg on 16 February 2024 when he fell from a Komtech compost screening machine while clearing a blockage at the company's green waste recycling site in Tangmere, Chichester. The machine was suspended at height within a large barn and lacked sufficient measures to prevent falls. The HSE investigation found that the company failed to assess risks associated with cleaning the machine, including falls from height from unguarded edges, and failed to provide a safe system of work or instructions on safely cleaning the fan housing. Employees could bypass safety measures, with the interlocked gate not preventing access to dangerous parts during cleaning.
Pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Ordered to pay £6,500 in costs.
16 Mar 2026
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Derek Van Der Wolde
Drug driving *
Sentence
Disqualified for 38 months, fine £120
On 08/10/2025 at Kings Ash Road Paignton drug driving (BZE).
Pleaded guilty.
6 Mar 2026
devonlive.com
June 2025 1 case
Charlene Palmer
Drink driving *
Sentence
Disqualified from driving for three years and fined £330
Charlene Palmer, 33, of Saltdean Vale, Saltdean, was arrested by Sussex Police on Monday 2 June after being stopped in Sutton Park Road, Seaford, at 11.55am with 84 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Just over 24 hours later, at 2.20pm on Tuesday 3 June, she was stopped in Golden Jubilee Way, Eastbourne, and arrested again for drink driving with 71 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath.
Pleaded guilty to two counts of drink driving and one count of driving with no insurance. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
4 Jun 2025
brightonandhovenews.org
January 2025 2 cases
John Duignan
Drink-driving *
Sentence
10 penalty points and fined £300
John Duignan, 40, of Queen’s Park Road, Brighton, was arrested at Stanmer Park, Brighton, on Monday 14 December, for having 111 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of his breath while driving. The legal limit is 35 micrograms.
Pleaded guilty. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £60 victim surcharge.
4 Jan 2025
brightonandhovenews.org
Anekpong Wongwai
Theft *
Sentence
12 weeks in prison suspended for two years and ordered to pay compensation totalling £1,952.90
Anekpong Wongwai, 39, of Church Road, Hove, stole cash on different occasions last month while working at the newly reopened Giggling Squid restaurant in Church Road, which had been refurbished after flood damage. He stole £1396.66 between Friday 5 December and Friday 12 December, and £1,056.24 on Monday 29 December or Tuesday 30 December, totalling more than £2,400 from his bosses.
Pleaded guilty to stealing £1396.66 between Friday 5 December and Friday 12 December and a separate charge of stealing £1,056.24 on Monday 29 December or Tuesday 30 December.
3 Jan 2025
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December 2024 1 case
Peter Hutchings
Drink-driving *
Sentence
10 penalty points and fined £170
Peter Hutchings, 28, a school caretaker, of Chandlers Mead, Cooksbridge, near Lewes, was arrested in Coldean Lane, Brighton, on Thursday 10 December, for having 79 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of his breath while in charge of a motor vehicle. The legal limit is 35 micrograms.
Pleaded guilty. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £20 victim surcharge.
31 Dec 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
September 2024 2 cases
Harvey Moses
Burglary *
Sentence
20 weeks imprisonment
Harvey Moses, of Grand Parade, Brighton, walked into the Rina Tairo shop in Prince Albert Street, Brighton, and stole a diamond ring worth £1,550. Scenes of crime officers proved a fingerprint left at the scene belonged to him.
Pleaded guilty to burglary.
29 Sep 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Jesse Martin Akehurst
Interfering with a motor vehicle *
Sentence
Community order with 60 hours unpaid work
Jesse Martin Akehurst, 33, of Egmont Road, Hove, interfered with a motor vehicle in Hollingdean Road, Brighton, on Sunday 24 August, intending either to steal the vehicle or something in it. He was charged under the Criminal Attempts Act.
Pleaded guilty to the offence. Ordered to pay £250 compensation.
25 Sep 2024
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August 2024 1 case
Robert Gruska
Assaulting a police officer *
Sentence
28 days imprisonment
Robert Gruska, 35, of no fixed address, was arrested at Brighton and Hove Pride for assaulting a police officer and being drunk and disorderly.
Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer and being drunk and disorderly. Sentenced on the assault charge.
15 Aug 2024
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July 2024 7 cases
Kahal Sene
Breach of Domestic Violence Protection Order *
Sentence
28 days imprisonment
Kahal Sene, 43, of Sillwood Road, Brighton, breached the conditions of his Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO) by contacting the victim on July 14, just 10 days after the order was issued on July 4 to last 28 days. He was arrested and sentenced for this breach. After release from HMP Winchester on July 28, he contacted the victim again before the order expired on July 31, leading to a further breach.
Second breach of Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO). Sentenced with immediate effect.
31 Jul 2024
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Darren Daley
Racially aggravated common assault *
Sentence
26 weeks imprisonment
Darren Daley, 43, of no fixed address, was sleeping on a train in Brighton after drinking and was accidentally woken by a passenger trying to retrieve his bag. He launched a tirade of racist abuse towards the man on Sunday 26 May. Footage of the incident was uploaded to YouTube and reported to British Transport Police by the public. Daley was arrested in London on Wednesday 10 July for a separate offence, where his wanted status was identified. He was interviewed by BTP detectives and sentenced on Friday 19 July.
Pleaded guilty to racially aggravated common assault and a racially aggravated public order offence.
19 Jul 2024
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Steven Whylie
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 17 months, fined £110
Steven Whylie, 28, of Bayes Close in Sydenham, London, was arrested after his white Vauxhall Astra mounted the kerb in Old Steine, Brighton, at 4.20am on Sunday 1 June 2024. He had 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, almost twice the legal limit of 35 micrograms.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Ban reducible by 17 weeks upon completion of a government-approved course costing up to £250. Ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs and £20 victim surcharge.
17 Jul 2024
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Karl Williams
Shoplifting *
Sentence
16 weeks imprisonment
Karl Williams, a 41-year-old from Stonehouse Drive, Hastings, stole £100 worth of confectionery from the One Stop store on Ore Valley Road in Hastings on June 17, 2025. He was arrested on July 13 for this theft and 11 additional offences, with the court noting his history as a 'prolific' shoplifter and determining that his offences were so serious that only a custodial sentence was justified.
Pleaded guilty to multiple thefts from local retailers and breaches of bail conditions. Part of Operation Apprentice, a Sussex Police initiative. A Criminal Behaviour Order was granted, including conditions to not remain on retail premises after being asked to leave and to avoid specific stores.
16 Jul 2024
theargus.co.uk
William Seed
Drink driving *
Sentence
18 months driving ban, fined £280
William Seed, 68, was arrested at 3.45pm on Friday 19 June after he parked over a junction in Edward Street, Brighton. He had 77 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of his breath – more than twice the 35 micrograms legal limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Previously served a three-year ban for drink driving in 2000.
15 Jul 2024
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Mason Rogers
Stalking *
Sentence
16 months in prison, suspended for two years
Mason Rogers stalked a woman by spying on her online and at her workplace, discovering her address, and sending unsettling notes and packages to her home. In February 2024, he delivered a package containing a limited-edition Valentine’s Day figurine. In August 2024, while wearing a Spider-Man mask, he delivered a second package with a book based on a TV show she enjoyed as a child, along with a card referencing the time since the first package and a QR code leading to a video titled 'My Stalker'. In December 2024, a third package was delivered with a card acknowledging himself as her stalker. This behaviour caused the victim significant fear, distress, and changes to her daily routines for safety.
Pleaded guilty to stalking, causing serious alarm and distress. A ten-year stalking protection order was granted.
11 Jul 2024
theargus.co.uk
Mark Griffin
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £300
Mark Griffin, 27, of Robin Davis Close, Brighton, was spotted by police driving his Vauxhall Astra at speed in Wilson Avenue, Brighton, while under the influence of alcohol. When he saw the police turn to pursue him, he sped away, parked in Swanborough Drive, and attempted to walk home. Officers tracked him down; he was slurring his words and admitted to driving home but deciding to walk after seeing the patrol. Breath test showed 49 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.
Pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Ordered to pay £235 costs and a £30 victim surcharge.
1 Jul 2024
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June 2024 6 cases
Gary Mccue
Drunk in charge of a vehicle *
Sentence
6 months driving ban, 300 hours community service, 12-month community order
Gary McCue, 51, was arrested at 2.10am on Saturday 27 June after officers found him slumped over his car’s steering wheel in his Renault Scenic in Marine Parade, Brighton. He had 110 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of his breath – more than three times the legal limit.
Pleaded guilty to being drunk in charge of a vehicle. One condition of the community order is treatment for alcohol addiction.
29 Jun 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Trevor Saunders
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £330
Trevor Saunders, 30, of Eaton Place, Kemp Town, was arrested at 8am on Thursday 4 June after his Suzuki GSXR motorbike was stopped in Lewes Road, Brighton. He had 50 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of his breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Ordered to pay £235 costs and a £33 victim surcharge.
25 Jun 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Teenage Defendant
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment
The defendant, aged 16 at the time of the incident and now 17, stabbed Charlie Cosser three times in the chest during a fight on a crowded dancefloor at an outdoor party called BalFest, attended by around 100 people, at a farmhouse in Warnham, West Sussex, on July 23, 2023. The attack occurred after the defendant and his friends were asked to leave the party. Witnesses reported the defendant had consumed excessive alcohol and was involved in an altercation. He was seen with blood on his clothing and admitted to stabbing someone. The knife was never found, and the defendant had previously pleaded guilty but withdrew the plea.
Found guilty of murder and possession of a bladed article; sentencing pending.
19 Jun 2024
standard.co.uk
Dimitry Cougy
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 20 months, fined £200
Dimitry Cougy, 20, of Villotte Saint Seine, near Dijon, in France, was arrested at 5.15am on Thursday 12 June after he was spotted driving his Volkswagen Passat erratically in Marine Drive, Brighton. He was breathalysed and found to be twice the drink drive limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
13 Jun 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Danielle Malley
Drink driving and possession of a knife *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 26 months, 200 hours community service, 12-month supervision order
Danielle Malley, 28, of St Michael’s Road, Portslade, was arrested at 2am on Thursday 25 December in Nuthurst Place, Whitehawk, after officers saw her driving her Volkswagen Up very slowly with a flat tyre. She was carrying a small kitchen knife in her boot and found to have 99 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath – almost three times the 35 micrograms legal limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving and having a knife. Ordered to pay £250 costs and £60 victim surcharge.
10 Jun 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Yura Varybrus
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years, minus 328 days already spent in custody
Yura Varybrus stabbed Charlie Cosser, 17, three times in the chest during a private party attended by over 100 people in the grounds of a farmhouse in Warnham, West Sussex, on July 23, 2023.
Was 16 at the time of the offence. Charlie's family expressed that the sentence was not enough and have since set up a charity to fight knife crime.
1 Jun 2024
standard.co.uk
April 2024 3 cases
Godfrey Bwire
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 2 years, 150 hours community service
Godfrey Bwire, 35, of Links Close, Portslade, drove an Audi A4 along Western Road, Brighton, on 18 March 2024, with almost three times the legal alcohol limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Had 96 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath (legal limit 35). Ban reducible by 24 weeks upon completion of approved course costing no more than £250.
4 Apr 2024
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Nural Hoque
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 17 months, fined £285
Nural Hoque, 34, of Firle Road, Brighton, was caught driving a Mazda 323 in Preston Drove, Brighton, on 2 April 2024, with alcohol over the legal limit. His car was in a dangerous condition, with front nearside wheel, tyre, and wing mirror posing risk of injury.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Had 62 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath (legal limit 35). Ban reducible by 17 weeks upon completion of approved course costing no more than £250. Ordered to pay £20 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs. Additional fine for dangerous vehicle condition (front nearside wheel, tyre, and wing mirror).
4 Apr 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Promise Eruchi Chinda
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 22 months, fined £175
Promise Eruchi Chinda, 21, of Upper Bevendean Avenue, Brighton, was caught driving a BMW in The Highway, Moulsecoomb, on 28 March 2024, with alcohol over the legal limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Had 89 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath (legal limit 35). Ban reducible by 22 weeks upon completion of approved course costing no more than £250. Ordered to pay £20 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs.
4 Apr 2024
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March 2024 2 cases
Tony Graham
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £150
Tony Graham, 48, of Ninfield Place, Brighton, was arrested at 2.30am on 20 December in Whitehawk Road, Brighton, after crashing his car into parked vehicles while over the limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
23 Mar 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Brooke Lees
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned for 17 months, fined £110
Brooke Lees, 22, of Hangleton Road, Hove, was caught by Sussex Police driving on Old Shoreham Road, Hove, on Monday 16 March, with 206 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, more than twice the legal limit of 80mg.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Ban to be reduced by four months if she completes a government-approved rehabilitation course. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
1 Mar 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
February 2024 8 cases
Lorraine Foster
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 24 months, fined £525
Lorraine Foster was seen driving along the A27 at just 30mph on Christmas Day, 25 December, weaving across the dual carriageway and forcing other drivers to swerve to avoid her. The 49-year-old was travelling westbound from the Kingston roundabout at Lewes to Falmer in her yellow Mazda MX5 at about 11.30pm. Officers from Sussex Police helped her out of the driving seat in Woodingdean as she was slurring her words and unsteady on her feet. She had 94 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, almost three times the 35 micrograms legal limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £52 victim surcharge.
20 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Tadhg Ryan
Driving with excess alcohol *
Sentence
Disqualified from driving for 30 months and 12-month community order
Tadhg Ryan, 36, drove to McDonald’s in Brighton Marina, about 100 metres from his home in The Boardwalk, with 145 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml breath and a three-year-old girl in the back seat of his Skoda. He was arrested at the marina on 10 December.
Required to complete an alcohol abstinence programme. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
20 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Alec Young
Driving with excess alcohol *
Sentence
Disqualified from driving for 18 months and fined £120
Alec Young, 43, of Flamingo Close, Chatham, was arrested in Preston Road, Brighton, on 30 December for driving with 65 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml breath and driving with no insurance.
Ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
12 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Davide Di-Lauro
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 20 months, fined £1,025
Davide Di-Lauro was arrested at 3.35am on Thursday 1 January after ignoring a No Entry sign and driving his Mini down Trafalgar Street in Brighton. The 28-year-old failed to stop for officers on foot but later pulled over for a patrol after his details were circulated. He claimed he thought the officers were waving because he did not have his lights on. He was more than twice the drink-drive limit.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving, failing to stop for an officer and driving without a licence. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £50 victim surcharge.
12 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Maciej Sydor
Failing to provide a specimen for analysis *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 16 months and fined £500
Maciej Sydor, 34, of St Georges Road, Brighton, was arrested at 10.30pm on 12 December in Old Steine, Brighton, after officers stopped his car because they had seen him speeding. When he was taken into custody he became abusive towards the officers and refused to allow them to breathalyse him.
Pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis and failing to answer bail. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £50 victim surcharge.
9 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Lukasz Fielek
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 20 months and fined £320
Lukasz Fielek, 28, was arrested at 2.30am on Saturday 13 December after officers saw his car swerving across Ditchling Road in Brighton. He was more than twice the drink-drive limit when breathalysed.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving and driving without a licence. Was more than twice the drink-drive limit.
5 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Danny Curtis
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 21 months and fined £110
Danny Curtis, 36, was arrested at 12.50am on Saturday 13 December after officers stopped his van because he was driving the wrong way down one-way East Street in Brighton. He was more than twice the drink-drive limit when breathalysed.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Was more than twice the drink-drive limit.
5 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Ayoob Atchia
Failing to provide a specimen for analysis *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 36 months, community order
Ayoob Atchia was arrested at 12.20am on Monday 8 December in Lewes Road, Brighton, after reports that the moped rider appeared drunk. When police arrived at the BP service station at the Vogue Gyratory, he was paying for fuel and stumbled from the shop to his moped. The 44-year-old admitted drinking but refused to be breathalysed and became aggressive when officers tried to arrest him.
Pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis, driving without insurance and resisting arrest. Ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge.
3 Feb 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
January 2024 4 cases
Clayton Spry
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 14 months and fined £200
Clayton Spry, 39, was arrested at 6.20pm on Friday 5 December in Gardner Road, Portslade, after officers were tipped off that he had been drinking.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving.
29 Jan 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Abdul Rahman Deghayes
Assaulting a police officer *
Sentence
Fined £110
Abdul Rahman Deghayes assaulted PC Upton of Sussex Police in the execution of his duty as a constable. The incident occurred on Marine Parade, Brighton, on Saturday 18 October.
Denied the attack but found guilty by magistrates. Ordered to pay £20 victim surcharge. No order for costs. Ordered to be detained in the courthouse but released having already spent time in custody.
19 Jan 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Ian Mcenroe
Fraud by false representation *
Sentence
26 weeks imprisonment
On June 19, 2024, at approximately 7pm, Ian McEnroe entered a café on Terminus Road, Eastbourne, and falsely claimed that his granddaughter had cut her lip on a milkshake cup lid the previous day, causing blood to spill in his car. He demanded £80 for a car valet service. Staff recalled no milkshakes were served that day, and CCTV confirmed the incident. McEnroe was identified and reported to Sussex Police.
Found guilty after trial. Has 38 previous convictions for 192 offences, more than 150 for similar fraudulent claims. Imposed a 5-year Criminal Behaviour Order prohibiting refund or compensation claims from retail or food premises in Sussex, requiring reporting of incidents to police within 24 hours and written declaration of prior convictions to premises.
15 Jan 2024
liverpoolecho.co.uk
Fiona Presley
Drink-driving *
Sentence
18 weeks suspended for 24 months
Fiona Presley, 45, a cleaner from Beaconsfield Road in Brighton, crashed her car into the central reservation on Ditchling Road, Brighton, on 23 December 2023, after consuming four glasses of vodka and Fanta. She was arrested with 126mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, almost four times the legal limit, causing extensive damage to the vehicle.
Pleaded guilty. Disqualified from driving for 60 months, ordered to pay £85 costs and £80 victim surcharge. Previous convictions for drink-driving in October 2002 and March 2008. Described as a 'lethal weapon' due to the severity of the offence.
11 Jan 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
December 2023 6 cases
Sally Crockford
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 3 years, alcohol treatment programme, 150 hours community service, £170 costs and £60 victim surcharge
Sally Crockford, 46, from Hallyburton Road, Hove, was caught drink driving twice in two months. On 1 November 2023, she was seen driving on the wrong side of the A27 at Firle, weaving towards Brighton, with 94 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath (over twice the legal limit). On 29 December 2023, she was seen slumped at the wheel swerving in King’s Road, Brighton, with 135 micrograms (nearly four times the limit).
Pleaded guilty to both charges of drink driving. Chief Inspector Phil Nicholas noted she admitted needing help with her alcohol problem and her driving put others in danger.
30 Dec 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
Sarfuddin Shaikh
Conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration *
Sentence
22 months' imprisonment suspended for 18 months and 200 hours unpaid work
Sarfuddin Shaikh, 29, of Katherine Road, Forest Gate, London, was part of a family gang that regularly obtained false passports and facilitated illegal travel to and from the UK. He was arrested in connection with the investigation following the stop at Dover port on October 4, 2018, where false documents were used by passengers in a car linked to the gang. Police seized cash, false passports, and identity documents.
Convicted of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and possession of criminal property. Confiscation order of £84,823 under Proceeds of Crime Act.
16 Dec 2023
leicestermercury.co.uk
Sirazuddin Shaikh
Conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration *
Sentence
24 months' imprisonment suspended for 18 months and 200 hours unpaid work
Sirazuddin Shaikh, 26, of Katherine Road, Forest Gate, London, was part of a family gang that regularly obtained false passports and facilitated illegal travel to and from the UK. He was arrested in connection with the investigation following the stop at Dover port on October 4, 2018, where false documents were used by passengers in a car linked to the gang. Police seized cash, false passports, and identity documents.
Convicted of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and possession of criminal property. Confiscation order of £110,929 under Proceeds of Crime Act.
16 Dec 2023
leicestermercury.co.uk
Riyazuddin Shaikh
Possession of criminal property *
Sentence
12 month community order and 150 hours unpaid work
Riyazuddin Shaikh, 28, of Katherine Road, Forest Gate, London, was part of a family gang that regularly obtained false passports and facilitated illegal travel to and from the UK. He was arrested in connection with the investigation following the stop at Dover port on October 4, 2018, where false documents were used by passengers in a car linked to the gang. Police seized cash, false passports, and identity documents. Analysis of mobile phone and computer evidence proved the family's involvement.
Convicted of possession of criminal property. Confiscation order of £129,518 under Proceeds of Crime Act.
16 Dec 2023
leicestermercury.co.uk
Zakirhusain Shaikh
Conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration *
Sentence
24 months' imprisonment suspended for 18 months and 200 hours unpaid work
Zakirhusain Shaikh, 52, of Harewood Street, Spinney Hills, Leicester, was part of a family gang that regularly obtained false passports and facilitated illegal travel to and from the UK. He was stopped at Dover port on October 4, 2018, in the front passenger seat of a car carrying three people using false documents who had overstayed their visas. Search warrants led to arrests of relatives and seizure of cash, false passports, and identity documents.
Convicted of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and possession of criminal property. Confiscation order of £6,174 under Proceeds of Crime Act.
16 Dec 2023
leicestermercury.co.uk
David Emerton
Common assault *
Sentence
Community order for 12 months with alcohol treatment order and fined £200
David Emerton, 54, from Hove, had a long-running dispute with neighbour Jesus Garcia, 55, of Hova Villas, Hove. On the night of Sunday 26 May, Emerton kicked in Mr Garcia’s flat door and attacked him. Neither man was injured in the struggle that followed.
Convicted of common assault. Given a two-year restraining order prohibiting contact with Jesus Garcia or going to Hova Villas.
9 Dec 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
November 2023 2 cases
Louise Flind
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £400
Louise Flind, 48, of Gorham’s Lane, Telscombe, was arrested at 10.50pm on Friday 20 June after officers stopped her BMW on the A26 at Beddingham because she had her fog lights on and was veering across the road. She was caught during Operation Dragonfly, the month-long drink and drug driving campaign in June.
Admitted drink driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £40 victim surcharge.
20 Nov 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
Rebecca Vaughan
Criminal damage and resisting a police constable *
Sentence
Fined £37 and ordered to pay £300 compensation; Community order with alcohol intervention for six sessions and curfew for three months
Rebecca Vaughan caused damage costed at almost £580 to a bus belonging to Brighton and Hove Buses in Henley Road and Whitehawk Road, and resisted a police constable in the execution of his duty. The offences occurred in early August.
Admitted the offences. Committed while subject to a suspended prison sentence for criminal damage, which was almost ended.
14 Nov 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
October 2023 3 cases
Katie Elizabeth Jones
Benefit fraud *
Sentence
12-month community order with 270 hours unpaid work
Katie Elizabeth Jones, 27, formerly of Rugby Place, Brighton, now living in Station Road, Burgess Hill, illegally claimed almost £7,500 in housing benefit and council tax benefit by failing to declare that she was living with her working partner.
Convicted of illegally claiming benefits. Ordered to pay costs of £1,200.
27 Oct 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
Eric Kamdem
Benefit fraud *
Sentence
5 weeks imprisonment
Eric Kamdem, 24, of Wiltshire House in Lavender Street, Brighton, dishonestly claimed nearly £17,000 in housing benefit, council tax benefit, and income support while working full-time and also having a part-time job for more than a year.
Found guilty of four counts of benefit fraud. Sentences to be served concurrently.
27 Oct 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
Donald Kirk
Drink driving *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £110
Donald Kirk, 43, of Jesmond Road, Hove, was arrested at 10.55pm on Friday 13 June after he was stopped during a drink drive check in his Audi A3 in Boundary Road, Hove.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Had 51 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
20 Oct 2023
brightonandhovenews.org

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Magistrates Court
Edward Street, Brighton, Brighton, BN2 0LG, United Kingdom
+441273670888

About Brighton Magistrates' Court

Brighton Magistrates' Court, located in Brighton, Brighton, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 91 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Brighton, Brighton area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

The court can be found at Edward Street, BN2 0LG.

For enquiries about cases heard at this court, you can contact the court by telephone on +441273670888 or visit the official court website for further information.

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