Highbury Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 7 verdicts at Highbury Magistrates' Court (London). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

July 2026 4 cases

Asier Dorado-Alosete

11 Jul 2026

Criminal Damage *

Sentence

10-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months, £187 fine, five-year Criminal Behaviour Order

One of four Spanish men who trespassed across live railway lines at High Barnet in the early hours of 8th July 2026 and sprayed large graffiti murals on the side of a London Underground train. Staff monitoring CCTV spotted the group and contacted British Transport Police. Dorado-Alosete avoided initial arrest at the scene and was arrested at Stansted Airport on 9th July 2026 while waiting to board a flight to Spain. Officers recovered 44 aerosol spray cans hidden in bushes. He was convicted of criminal damage, having articles with intent to cause damage, and trespass on the railway.

Travelled from Spain and was arrested at Stansted Airport on 9th July 2026 while waiting to board a flight to Spain.

railadvent.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 16 Sep 2026

Galo Adrian Romero-Valle

11 Jul 2026

Criminal Damage *

Sentence

12-month prison sentence suspended for 24 months, £187 fine, five-year Criminal Behaviour Order, £972 compensation

One of four Spanish men who trespassed across live railway lines at High Barnet in the early hours of 8th July 2026 and sprayed large graffiti murals on the side of a London Underground train. Staff monitoring CCTV spotted the group and contacted British Transport Police. Romero-Valle was found and detained nearby and arrested after being unable to explain his presence, and his phone was seized for evidence. Officers recovered 44 aerosol spray cans hidden in bushes. He was convicted of criminal damage, having articles with intent to cause damage, and trespass on the railway.

Found near the scene after the graffiti was reported and arrested. Ordered to pay compensation to Transport for London.

railadvent.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 16 Sep 2026

Javier Martinez-Lopez

11 Jul 2026

Criminal Damage *

Sentence

12-month prison sentence suspended for 24 months, £187 fine, five-year Criminal Behaviour Order

One of four Spanish men who trespassed across live railway lines at High Barnet in the early hours of 8th July 2026 and sprayed large graffiti murals on the side of a London Underground train. Staff monitoring CCTV spotted the group and contacted British Transport Police. Martinez-Lopez avoided initial arrest at the scene and was detained at Stansted Airport on 9th July 2026 while waiting to board a flight to Spain. Officers recovered 44 aerosol spray cans hidden in bushes. He was convicted of criminal damage, having articles with intent to cause damage, and trespass on the railway.

Travelled from Spain and was arrested at Stansted Airport on 9th July 2026 while waiting to board a flight to Spain.

railadvent.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 16 Sep 2026

Juan Palomino Andres-Cabanas

11 Jul 2026

Criminal Damage *

Sentence

10-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months, £187 fine, five-year Criminal Behaviour Order, £972 compensation

One of four Spanish men who trespassed across live railway lines at High Barnet in the early hours of 8th July 2026 and sprayed large graffiti murals on the side of a London Underground train. Staff monitoring CCTV spotted the group and contacted British Transport Police. Andres-Cabanas was found and detained nearby and arrested after being unable to explain his presence, and his phone was seized for evidence. Officers recovered 44 aerosol spray cans hidden in bushes. He was convicted of criminal damage, having articles with intent to cause damage, and trespass on the railway.

Found near the scene after the graffiti was reported and arrested. Ordered to pay compensation to Transport for London.

railadvent.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 16 Sep 2026

November 2025 1 case

Aaron Wren

29 Nov 2025

Breach of Section 4a of the Public Order Act *

Sentence

£216 fine

Aaron Wren, 36, of Kingswear Garden, Rochester, was involved in disorder during the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest in the Whitehall area of central London on 13 September 2025, breaching Section 4a of the Public Order Act.

Pleaded guilty to breaching Section 4a of the Public Order Act.

news.met.police.uk

Source last checked 28 Aug 2026

April 2025 1 case

Paul Mangal

29 Apr 2025

Theft *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment suspended for two years, with conditions not to enter Crouch End or Hornsey for two years and banned from possessing a suitcase in these areas

Paul Mangal, 58, of Haringey, stole more than £3,000 worth of board games, books, and toys from a Waterstones store on The Broadway in Crouch End between April 2023 and February 2025. He was identified through CCTV footage and police patrols, leading to his arrest on 23 February 2025 after another theft.

Pleaded guilty to 23 charges of theft. Arrested following a Met Police investigation into repeated shoplifting incidents.

news.met.police.uk

Source last checked 28 Aug 2026

Sentencing date not recorded 1 case

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.

Adrian White

Sexual assault *

Sentence

eight months' imprisonment

Adrian White, 47, sexually assaulted an 18-year-old woman on a train travelling from Birmingham New Street to London Euston on 27 June last year. He entered the same carriage as the victim and her friends, bombarded her with inappropriate comments, and when she attempted to leave at Coventry, he sexually assaulted her. The victim and her friends immediately reported the incident to rail staff, resulting in White being ejected from the train and arrested by British Transport Police.

Pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault. Placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years.

berkshire999.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

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About Highbury Magistrates' Court

Highbury Magistrates' Court, located in London, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 7 sentencing records in our database, it serves the London 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 51 Holloway Rd, London N7 8JA, N7 8JA.

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