Dudley Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 32 verdicts at Dudley Magistrates' Court (Dudley). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

March 2026 2 cases

Idris Abubakar Mohammad

Gas and food hygiene offences *

Sentence

£973 fine for gas offences, £649 fine for food hygiene offences, £648.80 victim surcharge, £1,394.50 costs

The premises had switched from natural gas to a temporary Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply without installation certificates or demonstration of safe installation, discovered during a routine food hygiene inspection in June 2024. Poor standards of cleaning were noted, and a follow-up visit five days later revealed no improvement, including evidence of a cockroach infestation with live and dead insects throughout the premises. Multiple breaches of food hygiene legislation were identified, including failure to implement a food safety management system, inadequate cleaning and maintenance, lack of pest control, exposed food, hand-wash basins without soap or drying materials, poorly cleaned equipment, and damaged wall surfaces. Food handlers lacked appropriate training. The business was closed voluntarily for three days after agreeing to stop using LPG, then formally closed for four weeks under emergency powers due to imminent risk to public health.

Aged 35, of Walmer Grove, Birmingham. Manager of Top UKs Fried Chicken Halal Ltd.

4 Mar 2026

Karokh Mohammad Zadeh

Gas safety and food hygiene offences *

Sentence

£902 fine for gas safety offences, £601 fine for food hygiene offences, £601.20 victim surcharge, £1,394.50 costs

Aged 27, of Elm Street, Stoke-on-Trent. Director of Top UKs Fried Chicken Halal Ltd.

4 Mar 2026

December 2025 1 case

Manuel Beghian

Obstruction under section 110 of The Environment Act 1995 *

Sentence

£250 fine, £100 victim surcharge, and £2,000 court costs

Letters addressed to Manuel Beghian were found among dumped rubbish including packaging, plastic bottles, and a pair of slippers on a pavement and grass verge in Holcroft Street, Wolverhampton. The incident was reported by land owners, Midland Heart Housing Association, to City of Wolverhampton Council in July 2024. Beghian was served with a notice under section 108 of the Environment Act 1995 to attend an appointment with the council’s environmental crime team but failed to make contact or attend, leading to court action.

Found guilty in his absence of one obstruction charge under section 110 of The Environment Act 1995 for failing to comply with investigating officers’ requests for assistance.

17 Dec 2025

October 2025 1 case

Maxine Barcas

Failing to provide safe care and treatment *

Sentence

£2,000 fine

Maxine Barcas, the registered manager of Woodview House Nursing Home, failed to ensure that resident Barry Anslow, who had epilepsy and dementia, received his prescribed medication levetiracetam. The home ran out of the medication, resulting in Mr Anslow missing seven doses between June 6 and 9, 2022. Despite receiving automated email notifications about the stock issue, Barcas did not ensure a prescription was ordered. On June 9, 2022, Mr Anslow suffered three seizures and was admitted to hospital, dying on June 18, 2022, with epilepsy listed as a cause of death. The CQC investigation found failures in maintaining stock levels, obtaining emergency medication, and ensuring staff competency in managing epilepsy medication.

Pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment. Ordered to pay costs of £5,500 and a surcharge of £190.

23 Oct 2025

September 2025 1 case

James Reynolds

Dangerous Driving *

Sentence

24-week suspended prison sentence, 20 days rehabilitation activity, 18-month driving ban, and requirement to take an extended driving test

James Reynolds raced another driver on Kenrick Way in West Bromwich on July 28, 2025, reaching speeds of at least 80mph on a road with a 40mph limit, breaching a Black Country-wide street racing injunction and endangering other road users.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving. Must abide by the street racing injunction.

2 Sep 2025

August 2025 1 case

James Holding

Dangerous Driving *

Sentence

24-week suspended prison sentence, 20 days rehabilitation activity, 18-month driving ban, and requirement to take an extended driving test

James Holding raced another driver on Kenrick Way in West Bromwich on July 28, 2025, reaching speeds of at least 80mph on a road with a 40mph limit, breaching a Black Country-wide street racing injunction and endangering other road users.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving. Must abide by the street racing injunction.

26 Aug 2025

December 2024 1 case

Stephen Briscoe

Attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child *

Sentence

10 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 100 hours unpaid work, 10-year police registration, 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order

Stephen Briscoe, aged 60, of Adshead Road, Dudley, was confronted by the online child predator hunting team Broken Dreams at his home in January 2024. The team presented evidence of his communications between December 16, 2023, and January 20, 2024, where he attempted to engage in sexual communication with a person he believed to be a child aged 13-15, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification. The communications were intended to encourage sexual exchanges, including sending images of adult pornography and asking for indecent images of a child. He did not reasonably believe the child to be 16 or over. The encounter was live-streamed on Facebook for 50 minutes until West Midlands Police arrived. He was charged with several offences, but some were withdrawn at the first hearing.

Some offences withdrawn at first court hearing. Sentenced for attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.

13 Dec 2024

June 2024 1 case

Daniel Hudson

Exposure *

Sentence

Fined £100 and ordered to pay £200 in compensation, plus a community order

Daniel Hudson intentionally exposed his genitals to two girls at Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Brierley Hill on February 18, with the intention of causing alarm or distress, contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of exposure. Aged 34, from Loweswater Road, Stourport. Must register with the police for five years.

9 Jun 2024

January 2024 1 case

Sandra Chika Ndirika

Theft and Fraud by False Representation *

Sentence

32 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, and to pay compensation of £455

Sandra Chika Ndirika, a urology doctor at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, stole £30 from a vulnerable patient's wallet during a clinic appointment and cloned his bank card to make online purchases on 22nd May 2023. She falsely represented herself as the lawful owner of the card. Additionally, she stole a nurse's bank card from her purse in the staff room and used it to order food online. These incidents involved vulnerable individuals and breached trust in healthcare settings.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and seven counts of fraud by false representation. Admitted the allegations during interview and expressed remorse, citing personal factors such as unprocessed grief and work-related stress.

15 Jan 2024

November 2019 16 cases

Waldemar Chochol

Fraud *

Sentence

£100 fine

Waldemar Chochol, aged 38, of Ladywood Middleway, Birmingham, committed fraud by dishonestly opening a bank account in another person's name in Sedgley.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay a £32 surcharge and £185 costs.

12 Nov 2019

Nasar Amir

Possessing a weapon designed to release pepper spray *

Sentence

Community order

Nasar Amir, aged 34, of Sandon Road, Lye, possessed a weapon designed to release pepper spray and also possessed cannabis.

Pleaded guilty. Must carry out 120 hours of unpaid work over the next 12 months and pay a surcharge and costs totalling £276.

12 Nov 2019

Robert Matusz

Drink driving *

Sentence

£100 fine

Robert Matusz, aged 44, of Brookdale, Lower Gornal, committed drink driving on Shaw Road in Dudley.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay a £32 surcharge and £135 costs. Disqualified from holding a driving licence for 17 months.

12 Nov 2019

Kevin Davenport

Drink driving *

Sentence

£200 fine

Kevin Davenport, aged 57, of High Clere, Cradley Heath, committed drink driving in Halesowen.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £32 surcharge and £115 costs. Disqualified from holding a driving licence for 18 months.

12 Nov 2019

Ian Harrison

Assault by beating *

Sentence

Community order

Ian Harrison, aged 47, of Hackett Road, Rowley Regis, committed assault by beating.

Pleaded guilty. Must carry out 120 hours of unpaid work over the next 12 months and pay £300 costs and a £90 surcharge.

12 Nov 2019

Malakye Taylor

Possessing a lock knife without lawful authority *

Sentence

16 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months

Malakye Taylor, aged 18, of Harebell Crescent, Dudley, possessed a lock knife with a three-inch cutting edge blade without lawful authority in Stone Street.

Pleaded guilty. Must follow a curfew for 16 weeks and pay a surcharge and costs totalling £212.

12 Nov 2019

Geoffrey Hoskins

Assaulting a police officer *

Sentence

Two year conditional discharge

Geoffrey Hoskins, aged 64, of Wedgbury Way, Brierley Hill, assaulted a police officer.

Found guilty. Ordered to pay a £21 surcharge and £350 costs.

12 Nov 2019

Alexander Webb

Theft *

Sentence

£235 fine

Alexander Webb, aged 29, of Clent View Road, Halesowen, stole £31 worth of food from Iceland.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £31 in compensation, a £32 surcharge, and £135 costs.

12 Nov 2019

Anthony Hall

Possessing a knuckle duster without lawful authority *

Sentence

Community order

Anthony Hall, aged 20, of Avenue Road, Dudley, possessed a knuckle duster without lawful authority in a public place and also possessed cannabis.

Pleaded guilty. Must follow a curfew for three months and pay a surcharge and costs totalling £275.

12 Nov 2019

Jason Hogan

Theft *

Sentence

12 weeks imprisonment

Jason Hogan, aged 37, of Grange Lane, Stourbridge, stole alcohol, speakers, and headphones from B&M and Currys on two counts.

Pleaded guilty. Jailed due to a history of disregarding court orders.

12 Nov 2019

Kayleigh Weaver

Assault of a police officer *

Sentence

Community order and ordered to pay compensation, a surcharge, and costs totalling £375

Kayleigh Weaver, aged 27, of High Street, Amblecote, assaulted a police officer.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer.

1 Nov 2019

Anthony Cole

Assault by beating *

Sentence

Community order with 80 hours of unpaid work over 12 months, restraining order, and ordered to pay compensation, a surcharge, and costs totalling £760

Anthony Cole, aged 34, of Witley Avenue, Halesowen, committed assault by beating another person.

Found guilty of assault by beating.

1 Nov 2019

Corey Spruce

Driving without a licence and without insurance *

Sentence

Eight-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, disqualified from holding a driving licence for 12 months, and ordered to pay a £122 surcharge

Corey Spruce, aged 25, of Northfield Road, Netherton, drove on Stourbridge Road without a driving licence and without insurance.

Pleaded guilty to driving without a licence and without insurance while on a community order for a similar offence.

1 Nov 2019

Liam Slevin

Driving over the alcohol limit *

Sentence

Fined £750 and ordered to pay a £75 surcharge and £135 costs, disqualified from holding a driving licence for 20 months

Liam Slevin, aged 33, of St James Road, Dudley, drove a vehicle while over the legal alcohol limit.

Pleaded guilty to driving over the legal alcohol limit.

1 Nov 2019

Sean Green

Possession of cannabis *

Sentence

Fined £133 and ordered to pay a £32 surcharge and £185 costs

Sean Green, aged 29, of Edinburgh Road, Netherton, was found in possession of cannabis.

Pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis.

1 Nov 2019

Matthew Smith

Theft *

Sentence

Fined £260 and ordered to pay a £32 surcharge and £135 costs

Matthew Smith, aged 30, of Shenstone Valley Road, Halesowen, stole ten packs of steak from Lidl. He also failed to surrender to custody at a hearing at Dudley Magistrates Court.

Pleaded guilty to stealing ten packs of steak from Lidl and failing to surrender to custody.

1 Nov 2019

October 2019 7 cases

Sean Nock

Possession of cannabis and driving without insurance *

Sentence

12 month conditional discharge plus fine, surcharge and costs totalling £286

Sean Nock was found possessing cannabis and driving without insurance.

Pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis and driving without insurance.

28 Oct 2019

Mark Rock

Theft and criminal damage *

Sentence

12 month conditional discharge and £400 compensation plus £21 surcharge

Mark Rock stole lead of unknown value from Carter Towler Ltd and caused £200 of unlawful damage to a CCTV camera and security light.

Pleaded guilty to stealing lead and causing £200 of unlawful damage to a CCTV camera.

28 Oct 2019

Adam Bates

Threatening behaviour and possession of cannabis *

Sentence

£120 fine plus £32 surcharge and £185 costs

Adam Bates used threatening or abusive words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress and was found possessing cannabis.

Pleaded guilty to using threatening or abusive words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress and possessing cannabis.

28 Oct 2019

Hannah Darby

Theft *

Sentence

12-month conditional discharge plus surcharge and costs totalling £156

Hannah Darby stole cosmetics worth £191.14 from Wilkinsons in Dudley.

Pleaded guilty to stealing cosmetics.

28 Oct 2019

Christopher Haycock

Drink driving and driving without insurance *

Sentence

£440 fine plus £44 surcharge, £135 costs, and 36 months driving disqualification

Christopher Haycock drove over the legal alcohol limit and without insurance.

Pleaded guilty to driving over the legal alcohol limit and driving without insurance.

28 Oct 2019

Jeffrey Molineaux

Drink driving *

Sentence

Community order with 100 hours of unpaid work plus surcharge and costs totalling £225 and 24 months driving disqualification

Jeffrey Molineaux drove under the influence of alcohol in Brierley Hill.

Pleaded guilty to drink driving in Brierley Hill.

28 Oct 2019

Jamie Foster

Possession of cannabis *

Sentence

Community order, £250 fine plus £90 surcharge and £185 costs

Jamie Foster was found possessing cannabis.

Pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis.

28 Oct 2019

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About Dudley Magistrates' Court

Dudley Magistrates' Court, located in Dudley, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 32 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Dudley 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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