Dudley Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

A report of fly-tipping at Blakenhall Resource Centre was received on 29 April 2025. CCTV showed a white van with obscured number plates reversing onto the site the previous evening before a man unloaded mixed household, garden and building waste, including an armchair. Although the plates were initially covered, a fly-tipping officer spotted a similar van on Deansfield Road the following day. A faulty rear light matched the CCTV footage and police checks confirmed Garner was the registered keeper and sole named driver on the insurance. The van was later seized and investigators matched distinguishing features to the vehicle captured on camera. A notebook found in the vehicle contained details of a waste job and the note '£250 DONE'.

Maxine Barcas, the registered manager of Woodview House Nursing Home, failed to ensure that the victim, who had epilepsy and dementia, received his prescribed medication levetiracetam. The home ran out of the medication, resulting in the victim 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, the victim 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.

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 He was charged with several offences, but some were withdrawn at the first hearing.