Bromley Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 19 verdicts at Bromley Magistrates' Court (Bromley). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

May 2026 1 case

Jordan Blake Michael Hawkins

18 May 2026

Attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and possessing indecent images of a child *

Sentence

ten-month custodial sentence suspended for two years

In November 2023, Jordan Blake Michael Hawkins attempted to message a child, describing sexually explicit acts and requesting sexual photos. Court records confirm his possession of two indecent videos of a child, one classified as particularly serious. He was sentenced at Bromley Magistrates Court.

Pleaded guilty to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and possessing two sexual videos involving a child, including one in the most serious category. Also ordered to remain on the sex offenders register for ten years.

uknip.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

February 2026 2 cases

Ryan Kiely

26 Feb 2026

Shoplifting *

Sentence

16 weeks’ imprisonment

Ryan Kiely, 34, repeatedly targeted a BP garage on Lee High Road, committing multiple shoplifting offences. On 25 February 2026, he was caught leaving the store with unpaid goods including food and drink worth £85. He attempted to flee but was detained after a short foot chase by new recruit Met officers. Evidence from CCTV footage and witness statements supported the charges.

Convicted of three counts of shoplifting and three counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order. Wanted on recall to prison and for two other shoplifting offences at the same location.

news.met.police.uk

Source last checked 28 Aug 2026

Ben Gunnery

9 Feb 2026

Sending photographs of genitals to cause alarm, distress and humiliation *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment suspended for two years

Ben Gunnery, a registered sex offender, sent unsolicited indecent photos and videos of himself to two victims. On 15 November 2025, he sent a sexually explicit video to a woman who reported it to police the next day. A subsequent investigation revealed that between June and October 2025, he had sent over 200 videos and images to another woman he did not know personally, despite her telling him they were unwanted and to stop. He was charged on 19 November 2025 and pleaded guilty at his first hearing on 20 November 2025.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of sending photographs of genitals to cause alarm, distress and humiliation. Also given a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, drug and alcohol rehabilitation requirements, a two-year restraining order in relation to one of the victims, and subject to notification requirements for ten years. Registered sex offender with prior convictions for similar offences in 2023 and July 2025.

cps.gov.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

October 2025 1 case

Daizie Arnold

16 Oct 2025

Dangerous driving and theft of a motorbike *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months

On July 13, she rode a stolen Honda 125 through a no-entry sign on Leyland Road and reached 50mph in a 20mph zone on Osberton Road. She was unlicensed and uninsured, and her reckless riding damaged the bike.

Also received a one-year driving ban and was ordered to pay £300 compensation to the bike's owner. She admitted dangerous driving and stealing a motorbike, and had a clean record with a realistic prospect of rehabilitation.

wiltshire999.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 17 Sep 2026

September 2025 1 case

Jane Francis

12 Sep 2025

Causing unnecessary suffering to an animal *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months

Between November 19 and December 19, 2024, Jane Francis failed to properly feed her Siberian husky, Simba, and ignored a deep, festering wound on his hind leg, causing prolonged suffering which led to the dog's death.

Ordered to undergo mental health treatment and rehabilitation. Ordered to pay £2,000 towards RSPCA costs and £154 surcharge. 10-year ban on keeping pets. Magistrates commented: “You caused prolonged suffering which should have been obvious to you and ultimately the dog died.”

uknip.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

July 2025 5 cases

Joe Curry

17 Jul 2025

Drug possession *

Sentence

Community order until July 16, 2026, with up to 10 rehabilitation activity days and 40 hours of unpaid work

On January 14, 2024, at Abbey Wood, Greenwich, possessed a Class A drug (crack cocaine), a Class B drug (one snapbag of cannabis), and another Class A drug (heroin).

Pleaded guilty to possessing Class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin) and a Class B drug (cannabis). Must pay £199 in costs and surcharge. The drugs will be forfeited and destroyed.

newsshopper.co.uk

Source last checked 2 Nov 2026

Ali Arslan

9 Jul 2025

Carrying a prohibited weapon *

Sentence

Community order with 10 rehabilitation-activity days and 80 hours of unpaid work

Ali Arslan carried a zombie knife on Beatrice Road, Southwark, on April 10, 2025, which led to his arrest and sentencing under a community order running until July 8, 2026.

Admitted carrying a zombie knife. The weapon is to be forfeited and destroyed. Must pay £85 costs and £114 surcharge, totalling £199, by August 6, 2025.

thisislocallondon.co.uk

Source last checked 2 Nov 2026

Tara Cox

3 Jul 2025

Assault on a police officer *

Sentence

Community order until July 2, 2026, including 12 months of mental-health treatment and up to 25 rehabilitation-activity days, plus £100 compensation to the officer

Tara Cox assaulted a police officer on duty in Lewisham on November 28, 2023, including two separate assaults during the same incident.

Admitted to assaulting a police officer. A collection order was made to deduct £20 a month from August 31, 2025, until compensation is paid.

newsshopper.co.uk

Source last checked 2 Nov 2026

Michael Henry

3 Jul 2025

Driving with excess alcohol *

Sentence

12-month community order with 150 hours of unpaid work, and a 24-month driving ban (reducible by 24 weeks upon completion of a drink-driver rehabilitation course)

Michael Henry drove a Route 176 London bus on Dartmouth Road, Lewisham, on May 1, 2025, with 96 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms.

Admitted driving a bus while over the drink-drive limit. Must pay a £114 victim-services surcharge at £20 a month starting July 31, 2025; no order for prosecution costs due to job loss.

newsshopper.co.uk

Source last checked 2 Nov 2026

Winston Eubank

3 Jul 2025

Shop theft *

Sentence

Community order until July 2, 2026, including six months of non-residential drug rehabilitation, a 26-day accredited programme, up to 15 rehabilitation-activity days, and £600 compensation to Sainsbury’s

Winston Eubank committed multiple shop thefts from Sainsbury’s on Creek Road, Deptford, and Boots on Greenwich Church Street, between March 26 and May 8, 2025, stealing items including chocolate, meat, Red Bull, coffee, and health-and-beauty products worth more than £1,500, with one incident involving £355.25 of chocolate and meat.

Indicated guilty pleas to a series of shop thefts. Banned from entering any Sainsbury’s or Boots store for three months until October 2, 2025.

newsshopper.co.uk

Source last checked 2 Nov 2026

June 2025 3 cases

Andrew Simpson

26 Jun 2025

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

24-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months and £150 compensation

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm on January 30, 2025, in Lewisham.

Pleaded guilty to assault. Ordered not to contact the victim for a year; payments at £20 a month from July 26, 2025; no costs or victim-surcharge imposed as compensation takes priority.

newsshopper.co.uk

Source last checked 2 Nov 2026

Davy Eastwood

2 Jun 2025

Possessing a controlled drug and offensive weapons *

Sentence

12-month community order with a 28-day electronically monitored curfew from 8 pm to 6 am, and pay £199 in court costs and surcharge

Possessing a controlled drug of Class B (cannabis) and two offensive weapons (an extendable baton and a knuckleduster) on February 25, 2025.

Pleaded guilty; weapons and cannabis to be destroyed

thisislocallondon.co.uk

Source last checked 29 Oct 2026

Matthew Jones

2 Jun 2025

Assault by beating *

Sentence

Community order until June 1, 2026, including a 60-day alcohol-abstinence monitoring tag, ten rehabilitation-activity days, and a ban on entering the Elmers End Tesco; pay £299 in compensation, costs, and surcharge

Assault by beating committed at Beckenham on February 24, 2025.

Pleaded guilty to assault by beating

thisislocallondon.co.uk

Source last checked 29 Oct 2026

May 2025 1 case

Leon Sparks

13 May 2025

Theft *

Sentence

Community order running until May 12 2026, including a year of non-residential drug treatment at CGL, up to 20 rehabilitation-activity days and a 12-month ban from every Sainsbury’s store in south east London

Stole about £330 of goods from Sainsbury’s in Greenwich on February 22 2025.

Admitted stealing goods from Sainsbury’s.

newsshopper.co.uk

Source last checked 29 Oct 2026

March 2025 1 case

Daniel Wodley

17 Mar 2025

Theft *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Daniel Wodley stole tobacco worth £790 from a Co-op store in Bexley in March 2025. The offence took place around two days after he received a community order for stealing £283 in cash and alcohol from another Co-op branch. He had previously targeted the same store twice in January, and magistrates said his repeated offending showed a clear disregard for the law.

Had been given a community order four days earlier for stealing cash and alcohol from another Co-op. Magistrates described him as a persistent, wilful and deliberate offender with an appalling criminal record.

uknip.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 29 Aug 2026

October 2024 1 case

Nimar Saadat

14 Oct 2024

Sexual assault *

Sentence

Pay £150 compensation and detention deemed served by time already spent in custody

Nimar Saadat, 30, of The Mound in Eltham, admitted to sexually assaulting a female by touching in Woolwich on January 13.

Admitted sexually assaulting a female by touching in Woolwich on January 13.

newsshopper.co.uk

Source last checked 29 Oct 2026

January 2024 1 case

Thomas Hunt

20 Jan 2024

Theft *

Sentence

Ordered to pay £500 and detention deemed served by time already spent in custody

Thomas Hunt stole one Christian Dior trainer worth £950 from Crep Select in Lewisham on December 23.

Pleaded guilty to stealing.

newsshopper.co.uk

Source last checked 29 Oct 2026

Sentencing date not recorded 2 cases

We could not confirm the sentencing date for these from the source report, so none is shown. Everything else about them was checked as usual.

Emmanuel Akintoye

Dangerous driving and drug possession *

Sentence

1 year custody suspended for 2 years

Akintoye drove dangerously from Pettman Crescent onto Western Way in Thamesmead on November 20, reaching 110mph in a 50mph road. He then drove onto Eastern Way, mounted the central reservation and drove on the wrong side of the road towards oncoming traffic before colliding with another car and a lamppost. He admitted dangerous driving and possession of crack cocaine and heroin.

Admitted dangerous driving and possession of crack cocaine and heroin. Also given an 18-month driving ban and required to pass an extended driving test.

uk.news.yahoo.com

Checked against source 9 Oct 2026

Billy Jeeves

Theft *

Sentence

8 weeks imprisonment

Billy Jeeves, 28, stole power tools worth over £800 from a Homebase store in Orpington on October 22. He was seen running from the store with the tools as alarm bells rang. He was accompanied by another man who escaped with £200 worth of tools. Jeeves was arrested after a manhunt following a separate burglary in Hither Green.

Convicted after trial of theft. Admitted failing to surrender to police bail (no separate penalty). Had 11 previous convictions. Received threats due to family feud, causing him to flee.

kentonline.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

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About Bromley Magistrates' Court

Bromley Magistrates' Court, located in Bromley, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 19 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Bromley 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.

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