Croydon Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 17 verdicts at Croydon Magistrates' Court (Croydon). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

May 2026 1 case

Michael Ebenazer Owuo Junior

Not having proper control of a vehicle *

Sentence

Fined £533

On 10 November at 9.25am, the defendant was driving a black Ferrari Purosangue in stationary traffic in Kingston upon Thames when a police officer noticed he was typing an address into a maps application on his mobile phone. The officer judged that the driver was distracted and no longer in proper control of the vehicle. When stopped, the defendant admitted setting a route. He was prosecuted under the Single Justice Procedure.

Also ordered to pay £120 costs and £213 victim surcharge; three penalty points on driving licence. Pleaded guilty in writing. Previous driving ban in January 2025 for phone use.

7 May 2026

December 2025 1 case

Hawre Mohamed

Sexual Assault *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment

On September 22, 2025, at around 8.30pm, Hawre Mohamed approached a 20-year-old woman at Horley railway station asking how to get through the ticket barrier. He boarded the same train to Redhill, followed her, sat next to her despite empty seats, engaged in unwanted conversation, touched her inappropriately, attempted to kiss her, ignored her requests to leave her alone, suggested she go back with him, and stated he 'doesn't go for below 18'. The woman reported the incident at Redhill station. Mohamed was arrested days later in East Croydon wearing the same jacket.

Found guilty of one count of Sexual Assault. Ordered to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years.

8 Dec 2025

May 2025 1 case

Stephen Armstrong

Theft *

Sentence

Ordered to pay £130 in compensation

Stephen Armstrong, 37, from Southwark, stole £130 worth of goods from a Boots store on Lower Marsh in Waterloo on May 8, 2025. He was identified by police, arrested, and tried to deflect blame by claiming it was his brother, who was incarcerated during the incident.

Found guilty; has 33 previous convictions for 73 offences; attempted to blame his brother who was in prison at the time of the offence.

14 May 2025

February 2025 3 cases

Constica-Gherorghe Barbu

Providing the facilities to gamble *

Sentence

Fined £925

Constica-Gherorghe Barbu, 53, was involved in scamming tourists on Westminster Bridge with games known as the 'three-cups challenge' or 'shell game'. He was arrested on February 15, 2025, by undercover police disguised as Batman and Robin.

Convicted of providing the facilities to gamble.

17 Feb 2025

Edmir Lika

Unlicensed street trading *

Sentence

£1,326 fine

Edmir Lika, 41, flogged artwork on Westminster Bridge without licenses, contributing to illegal trading in the area. He was prosecuted alongside another trader as part of Lambeth Council's enforcement efforts, which aimed to address congestion and protect compliant local businesses. The activities took place in a high-traffic tourist spot near the South Bank.

Fined for two offences under the London Local Authorities Act 1990. The court ordered the forfeiture and destruction of seized items.

3 Feb 2025

Fikaj Xhyhen

Unlicensed street trading *

Sentence

£11,388 fine

Fikaj Xhyhen, 38, repeatedly peddled food from a cart on Westminster Bridge without the necessary licenses, targeting tourists in a busy London area. Despite warnings from Lambeth Council, he continued trading illegally, leading to his prosecution as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour. The offences occurred in a popular tourist hotspot near the South Bank, causing congestion and undermining local businesses.

Convicted of 18 offences under the London Local Authorities Act 1990. JPs granted an order for seizure of his trolley if caught trading illegally again. He had received repeated warnings from Lambeth Council.

3 Feb 2025

November 2024 1 case

James Ellis

Attempted sexual communication with a child *

Sentence

9 months custody suspended for 2 years

James Ellis, 35, of Buller Close, Peckham, sent explicit sexual messages and photos of his penis to online accounts he believed belonged to children. The accounts were actually decoys operated by the Child Online Safety Team. He was arrested on 15 September 2024 after reports of his online activity. The offences took place on 13 September. He was charged with two counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, contrary to the Serious Crime Act 2007, and possession of cocaine. He pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing.

Pleaded guilty to all charges. Also ordered to complete 150 hours unpaid work and up to 25 days rehabilitation. Issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years and required to register as a sex offender for 10 years.

5 Nov 2024

August 2023 1 case

Gholahun Shittu

Breach of Sexual Harm Prevention Order *

Sentence

Six months in custody suspended for one year

Gholahun Shittu, aged 34, breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order by failing to allow police to inspect three phones in his possession in May of the previous year. This order was established to protect the public after his 2015 conviction, where he, at age 24, befriended a 13-year-old girl on Facebook and raped her in Dulwich.

Found guilty of three charges of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). The SHPO was imposed following his 2015 conviction for rape.

13 Aug 2023

July 2023 1 case

Bryce Hodgson

Stalking *

Sentence

16-week suspended prison sentence, 12 months supervision, and 120 hours community service

Bryce Hodgson caused serious alarm and distress to a 31-year-old woman by entering her bedroom without consent, sending text messages demanding that she open her door and describing vivid sexual fantasies between January 1 and April 29, 2023.

Pleaded guilty to stalking. Court noted his previous good character. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £154 victim surcharge.

31 Jul 2023

March 2023 1 case

Sukran Sanli

Health and Safety offences *

Sentence

26-week suspended prison sentence, 200 hours community work, £60,303 in fines and costs

Sukran Sanli, owner of Adams Café Restaurant at 152 London Road in Broad Green, employed an unqualified electrician for electrical work in 2016 and again in 2019, four months before the fatal incident. This resulted in faulty connections with no main earth connection to the incoming electrical supply, causing a fault to make metal pipework in the shower room live with dangerous voltage. On January 2020, Mustafa Ozbek, living in a room behind the café, was electrocuted and died as a result. Croydon Council’s food and safety team investigated, and Health and Safety Executive inspectors found the electrical system unsatisfactory with potentially dangerous items.

Pleaded guilty to four charges under Section 2 and 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, two against her personally and two against her company.

21 Mar 2023

April 2022 1 case

Dylan Mills

Assault by beating *

Sentence

Community order including a 24-week electronically tagged curfew and a year-long restraining order

Dylan Mills assaulted his ex-fiancée, Cassandra Jones, on June 8, 2021, by pressing his forehead against hers and barging her to the ground during a confrontation at her mother's home in Streatham, following a dispute over childcare. He sent aggressive texts beforehand, entered the house aggressively, and attempted to prevent her from calling the police.

Found guilty of assault after trial. Judge noted he was evasive and belligerent, showed no remorse, and blamed the victim.

8 Apr 2022

December 2020 1 case

Anthony Morris

Theft *

Sentence

12 months in prison

Anthony Morris, 53, from Southwark, stole multiple handbags in central and south London. He first snatched a handbag on the South Bank in July and used stolen bank cards to buy mobile phone vouchers at a shop on Waterloo Road. He struck again on August 11, stealing a handbag from a pub on Upper Ground in Waterloo and using the cards to buy items at nearby shops. He was arrested on October 3 after being identified via CCTV footage, and a search of his home revealed items linking him to three further bag thefts across central London.

Pleaded guilty to theft, handling stolen goods and fraud by false representation. Police Sergeant Darren Watson commented on the impact of bag theft on victims and praised the officers' efforts in linking the offences.

15 Dec 2020

November 2017 1 case

Majid Saniinejad

Breaching confiscation order *

Sentence

155-day prison sentence

Majid Saniinejad, of Stoke Newington, and his company Hertford (UK) Limited, illegally converted a ground floor property in Maxted Road, SE15, Peckham, east London, into two self-contained flats, providing cramped living space for tenants and breaching planning laws under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and unfair trading regulations under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. He was found guilty of misleading omissions in entering one tenancy and renewing another. After ignoring council warnings to revert the flats to one unit, he was prosecuted in April 2015, fined, and issued a confiscation order for £24,000 in recovered rents. His failure to pay the order led to the activation of the prison sentence.

Activated default jail sentence for failing to pay £24,000 confiscation order under Proceeds of Crime Act. District Judge ruled wilful refusal to pay despite ability, finding culpable neglect. Previously fined £2,500 with £16,885.70 costs in April 2015 for breaching planning notice and trading standard offences.

22 Nov 2017

October 2016 1 case

Shahab Akbar

Racially aggravated common assault *

Sentence

16 weeks suspended imprisonment and 200 hours community service, plus £500 compensation, £150 victim surcharge, and £600 costs

Shahab Akbar, an Uber driver, became angry during a dispute over drop-offs on November 29, 2015, in Addiscombe, south London. He insulted Taleka White with a racial slur, pulled her out of the vehicle, punched her twice in the face, causing her to fall and sustain injuries including bruising and bleeding. His actions left the victim terrified and impacted her sense of safety.

Found guilty after trial; shown limited remorse; no previous convictions; incident described as isolated and unacceptable behaviour.

19 Oct 2016

Date Not Specified 3 cases

Muhedur Minto Khan

Burglary *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment

Muhedur Minto Khan, 45, admitted to stealing clothing and drinks worth £2,290 from the Prince of Peckham pub in Clayton Road, Peckham. The theft took place in June 2024.

Pleaded guilty to burglary. The sentence was ordered to run concurrently as he was already a serving prisoner at the time.

1 Jan 0001

Jelana Bobrova

Breach of Criminal Behaviour Order *

Sentence

10 weeks imprisonment

On Sunday 16 February 2020, Jelana Bobrova made 39 nuisance 999 calls to police within four hours, rambling and daring officers to arrest her. This breached a Criminal Behaviour Order issued in 2019 forbidding her from making false calls. Over three years she had made a total of 1,278 such calls costing the Metropolitan Police more than £10,000. She was arrested on 23 February 2020 and sentenced the following day.

Denied making the calls, claiming a technical glitch. Had made 1,278 nuisance calls over three years costing over £10,000. Pleaded not guilty but convicted of breaching Criminal Behaviour Order.

1 Jan 0001

Lee Wildey

Voyeurism *

Sentence

six months imprisonment suspended for two years, 40 days sexual offending rehabilitation, 100 hours community service

Lee Wildey secretly took upskirt images and photographs of a semi-naked young woman between May and August 2022, shared them on Badoo calling them 'sneaky ones', and discussed using a spy camera with others online.

Pleaded guilty. District Judge Nigel McLean took into account remorse and previous police service. Sexual harm prevention order for five years and sexual offender notifications for seven years.

1 Jan 0001

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About Croydon Magistrates' Court

Croydon Magistrates' Court, located in Croydon, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 17 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Croydon 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 Barclay Rd, Croydon CR9 3NG, CR9 3NG.

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