Croydon Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.