Kidderminster Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

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

September 2026 1 case

Louise Davies

11 Sep 2026

Shoplifting and assault *

Sentence

36 weeks imprisonment

Louise Davies carried out a number of thefts from retail premises in Kidderminster, including Nisa Supermarket, Spar Stores and Tesco Express, and was also convicted in connection with an assault at Poundland. The offences had a significant impact on local businesses and retail staff.

Described by police as a prolific offender. Convicted of multiple shop thefts and an assault.

kidderminsterstandard.co.uk

Verified against source 16 Sep 2026

August 2026 1 case

David Severn

29 Aug 2026

Breach of Criminal Behaviour Order *

Sentence

20 weeks imprisonment

David Severn, 46, of no fixed address, breached a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order granted in September 2023. On Friday, August 28, 2026, he acted aggressively and made threats towards members of the public on Barker Street in Shrewsbury town centre. He was located, arrested, and charged, then appeared before magistrates the following day.

Breached a Criminal Behaviour Order imposed in September 2023. Arrested on August 28 and appeared before magistrates the next day.

birminghammail.co.uk

Verified against source 7 Sep 2026

July 2026 1 case

Damian Badger

30 Jul 2026

Theft from a shop *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment

Damian Badger was found guilty of four counts of theft from a shop committed in the days after he had been given a suspended sentence for 24 similar offences. At Kidderminster Magistrates Court on 30 July 2026 he was sentenced to six months imprisonment and made subject to a two-year criminal behaviour order banning him from entering specified retail stores upon release.

Found guilty of four counts of theft from a shop committed days after receiving a suspended sentence for 24 similar offences. Also given a two-year criminal behaviour order.

expressandstar.com

Verified against source 29 Aug 2026

April 2026 1 case

Ba Mobile Fleet Services Limited

15 Apr 2026

Breach of Health and Safety at Work etc Act *

Sentence

Fined £30,000

On December 14, 2023, a 35-year-old father-of-two working for the Redditch-based company was inside an HGV box trailer being loaded with one-tonne concrete blocks using a forklift truck in preparation for a DVSA brake test. The forklift nudged a stack of blocks, causing them to topple onto the man's legs, resulting in the amputation of his left foot and lower leg, and serious injuries to his right leg. The company failed to segregate workers from moving vehicles, did not provide training to the forklift driver, and had not authorised him to operate such vehicles. The man was dismissed from his job after the incident.

Pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act. Ordered to pay £4,325 costs.

birminghammail.co.uk

Source last checked 28 Aug 2026

January 2026 1 case

Chad Feeney

19 Jan 2026

Theft from store, possession of cocaine, possession of a knife *

Sentence

40 weeks custody

Chad Feeney, 35, of no fixed abode, committed five counts of theft from stores between January 3 and 15, 2026. He was also found in possession of cocaine, a class A drug, and a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place. Arrested on Saturday, January 17, 2026, he was sentenced on Monday, January 19, 2026.

Found guilty of five counts of theft from store, one count of possession of a class A drug (cocaine), and one count of possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place. Six weeks for each theft offence to run concurrently, 16 weeks for possession of knife to run consecutively, and a previous suspended sentence activated. Ordered to pay £187 victim surcharge.

redditchstandard.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

October 2025 1 case

Matthew Scramm

9 Oct 2025

Theft *

Sentence

20 weeks in prison

Matthew Scramm, 44, of no fixed abode, committed thefts of clothes and handbags from TK Maxx in Evesham's Sinclair Retail Park on seven occasions between June and September 2025. He was arrested on October 7, 2025, by Pershore and Evesham officers and charged to appear in court.

Pled guilty. Prolific shoplifter. Sentenced two days after arrest.

gloucestershirelive.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

August 2025 1 case

Tom Ryan

18 Aug 2025

Possession of a prohibited weapon *

Sentence

Six months imprisonment

Tom Ryan was found in possession of a Taser in the Stourport area of Worcestershire on the night of August 15/16, 2025. He was arrested, charged, and appeared in court where he pleaded guilty to the offense.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £154 and deprived of rights to the weapon.

birminghammail.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

July 2025 1 case

Jamie Ellis

28 Jul 2025

Shoplifting *

Sentence

26 weeks custody and ordered to pay £175 compensation

Jamie Ellis committed seven counts of theft from shops between Friday 11 July and Wednesday 23 July 2025. He was arrested following a successful investigation by the Hereford city centre police team.

33, of no fixed abode. Charged with seven counts of theft from shop. Police Sergeant Duncan Reynolds noted it as a custodial term to send a message to other shoplifters.

yourherefordshire.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

April 2025 1 case

Stephen Collett

1 Apr 2025

Assault of an emergency worker *

Sentence

26 weeks imprisonment

Stephen Collett climbed the scaffolding around Derwent House in Kidderminster at around 3am on 29 March 2025. He threw items including windows and metal from the tenth floor, endangering the public and police officers below. Collett armed himself with a retractable knife he had stolen from the building. After a stand-off lasting several hours involving negotiators, fire and ambulance services, he was persuaded to come down and was arrested. He later assaulted two police officers.

Pleaded guilty to multiple offences including using threatening behaviour, burglary other than dwelling, possession of a blade, criminal damage, harassment, breach of a restraining order, and two counts of assault of an emergency worker. Ordered to pay £50 compensation to each officer assaulted.

kidderminsterstandard.co.uk

Verified against source 29 Aug 2026

March 2025 1 case

Perry Lowell

17 Mar 2025

Common assault of an emergency worker *

Sentence

43 weeks imprisonment

Perry Lowell breached the terms of his Criminal Behaviour Order on Saturday, March 15, 2025. While officers attempted to arrest him, they found a letter with an attached bank debit card in his pocket that did not belong to him. He resisted arrest, used threatening language, and assaulted officers by swinging punches, spitting and kicking.

Convicted of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order, obstructing or resisting a constable in the execution of duty, common assault of an emergency worker, and a postal services offence of incorrectly opening a delivered postal packet.

kidderminsterstandard.co.uk

Verified against source 29 Aug 2026

Date Not Specified 7 cases

Russell Purfield

Date not specified

Burglary *

Sentence

Fined £100, ordered to pay £185 costs and £114 victim surcharge, drug rehabilitation programme

Russell Purfield burgled the Riverside GP surgery in Evesham on December 28. He was arrested the day before court from an address in Hampton. Further stolen property was located at the address where he was arrested and investigations are ongoing in connection to this.

Pleaded guilty to burglary. Arrested following incident at Riverside GP surgery in Evesham.

worcesterobserver.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

Steven Richards

Date not specified

Possession of a lock knife in a public place *

Sentence

3-year Criminal Behaviour Order

Police received reports of a man behaving anti-socially by balancing sticks on his head and walking into a road in Worcester. He shouted abusive language at a member of the public. After arrest, officers searched him and found a small lock knife in his jacket pocket. He had previously been involved in verbal abuse and intimidation towards members of the public in Stourport, Worcester city centre and Hereford city centre, and had made unnecessary calls to police in February 2024.

The order superseded a Community Protection Notice. It bans him from refusing to leave any location when asked by someone with authority, from contacting West Mercia Police except in a genuine emergency, and from being verbally abusive to police call handlers.

kidderminsterstandard.co.uk

Verified against source 29 Aug 2026

Ashley Barnes

Date not specified

Burglary *

Sentence

29 weeks imprisonment

Ashley Barnes, 34, of Sansome Place, Worcester, carried out a burglary from a residential address in Battenhall Road, Worcester, theft from a store in The Shambles on Wednesday 16th August 2023, and a burglary from a shop in Diglis Road on Tuesday 15th August 2023. He was tracked down and arrested by West Mercia Police's Worcester Safer Neighbourhood Team and Neighbourhood Crime Fighting Team.

Pleaded guilty to burglary from a residential address in Battenhall Road, Worcester, theft from a store in The Shambles, and burglary from a shop in Diglis Road. The 29-week term included a 12-week suspended sentence for another store theft.

worcesterobserver.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

Joshua New

Date not specified

Dangerous driving *

Sentence

12 months custody and a 41-month driving ban

Joshua New, of Dawley, Telford, was arrested by police after being spotted driving at 60-80 mph in a 30-mph zone while trying to evade police.

Pleaded guilty to all six charges: one count of driving dangerously, one count of failing to stop for the police, two counts of driving without insurance and two counts of driving while disqualified.

roadtrafficdefencelawyers.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

Gareth Forsyth

Date not specified

Assaulting a constable in the execution of their duty *

Sentence

15 weeks in prison

Gareth Forsyth of Tunnel Hill was arrested on suspicion of breaching his bail conditions on October 15, 2014. While being booked into the Worcester Custody Unit, the 34-year-old became threatening, abusive and violent towards staff before biting one of the custody sergeants causing a significant wound to his hand. He was charged with assaulting a constable in the execution of their duty and breaching his CRASBO condition, which prohibited him from using foul or abusive language or gestures, or acting in a threatening, intimidating or aggressive manner towards anyone not of the same household.

Sentenced to 15 weeks for assaulting a constable in the execution of their duty and 15 weeks for breaching CRASBO, to run concurrently.

worcesterobserver.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

Claudiu Florin Constantin

Date not specified

Theft *

Sentence

12 months in prison

Claudiu Florin Constantin, from Milton Keynes, targeted several Co-op stores in Bromyard, Leominster and Hay-on-Wye. He stole large quantities of medicines during incidents in 2024 and early 2026. He travelled across the country committing offences and was arrested after he returned to the area.

Found guilty of three counts of theft. Additional sentence activated from a previous suspended term.

sunshineradio.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

Daniel Lloyd

Date not specified

Breach of Criminal Behaviour Order *

Sentence

12 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months with 150 hours unpaid work

Daniel Lloyd, of St Paul’s Street in Worcester, breached a Criminal Behaviour Order by visiting Crowngate bus station and The Hive on April 13, 2016. The CBO had been imposed in January 2016 when he was under the age of 18.

Breached Criminal Behaviour Order imposed in January 2016 when under 18. Must comply with rehabilitation requirements. Original CBO remains in place banning entry to specified locations and prohibiting behaviour causing alarm or distress.

worcesterobserver.co.uk

Verified against source 28 Aug 2026

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About Kidderminster Magistrates' Court

Kidderminster Magistrates' Court, located in Kidderminster, 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 Kidderminster 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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