Kings Lynn Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 77 verdicts at Kings Lynn Magistrates' Court (King's Lynn). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Dean Locke
Theft and assault on police officer
October 21, 2025

Sentence: 24 weeks imprisonment

On September 17, 2025, Dean Locke attempted to steal a bottle of Pinot Grigio from Savers on High Street, dropping it when confronted. He then stole mozzarella sticks, potato wedges and chicken goujons from Greggs, dropping them when spotted. He tried to steal wine from M&S, dropped it, picked up another and fled, assaulting a police officer during arrest. On October 2, 2025, at Kings Lynn railway station, he kicked and stamped on a police officer's foot while being apprehended for a separate matter.
Kameja Vaitkute
Drink-driving
October 21, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban and £130 fine

Kameja Vaitkute, 18, of Bure Close in Fairstead, was pulled over by police on Austin Street at around 3.40am on September 20, 2025, in a BMW 1 Series after officers noticed her travelling at a very slow speed before suddenly speeding off. Breath tests revealed she had 51mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35mcg.
Faruc-Emilian Alexandru
Theft from Shops
October 15, 2025

Sentence: 30 weeks imprisonment and £1,378.50 compensation

Between September 2024 and October 2025, Faruc-Emilian Alexandru, 36, of Cromwell Road, Peterborough, committed eight offences of theft from shops in Lynn, Cambridgeshire, and Nottinghamshire. In one incident, he stole 25 cases of energy drinks worth £250 and 38 tubs of chocolate worth £168 from a store in Lynn. Total value of stolen items exceeded £2,600.
Aivars Steinbergs
Sexual Assault
October 15, 2025

Sentence: Avoided jail

The incident occurred in Swaffham when the woman returned home with a group of people after a night out. She went to lie down on the sofa and passed out. Friends later caught Aivars Steinbergs, 33, of Kendle Road in Swaffham, sexually assaulting her while unconscious.
Alfie Rowbotham
Rape
October 15, 2025

Sentence: 8.5 years imprisonment

On September 19, 2024, in the early hours of the morning, a woman walking home from a night out in Lynn town centre was approached by Alfie Rowbotham, who was walking his dog. Rowbotham forced himself upon the victim, kissing and groping her before pulling her into an alleyway and raping her. The victim fled to a nearby taxi office for help, where staff called police. Officers identified Rowbotham via CCTV and arrested him the same day. He was charged and remanded into custody.
Viorel Constantin
Theft from Shops
October 15, 2025

Sentence: Not specified

Viorel Constantin, 37, of Alma Road, Peterborough, was involved in shop thefts between September 2024 and October 2025 in Lynn, Cambridgeshire, and Nottinghamshire, alongside another thief. The offences included stealing energy drinks and chocolate from a store in Lynn, with total value exceeding £2,600.
Jonathon Short
Possession of an offensive weapon and criminal damage
October 2, 2025

Sentence: 2 days imprisonment

On March 5, 2025, police searched Jonathon Short's home on Walpole Road in King's Lynn for a separate matter and found a samurai sword with a 70cm blade on top of his wardrobe. He claimed it was a decorative piece and had previously informed police of it during door-knocking, intending to dispose of it but fearing a weapons charge if carrying it through the street. Five months later, on August 17, 2025, Short was involved in a group street fight, caught on CCTV punching and shattering the back window of a SEAT Ibiza.
Kane Clarke
Obstructing the police in their duty
September 28, 2025

Sentence: £50 fine, £20 victim surcharge, and £40 in court costs

Kane Clarke moved an electric bike approximately 20 metres from its original position at the scene of a serious crash on Wisbech Road in South Lynn on September 5, 2025. The crash involved a car and an e-bike, leaving a teenage rider fighting for his life. Clarke was not involved in the incident but his actions interfered with the police investigation.
Rochelle Baxter
Theft
September 26, 2025

Sentence: 20 weeks' custody

Rochelle Baxter stole meat products worth £55 from Asda in South Wootton on August 1, 2025, seven bottles of vodka worth £155 from Sainsbury’s in the town centre on August 4, 2025, and beauty products worth £191.96 from Boots on September 1, 2025. She hid items in a shopping bag and was witnessed by an off-duty police officer during the Boots incident, leading to her arrest. She has a history of prolific shoplifting and was remanded in custody following the offences.
Maria Bird
Drink-driving
September 14, 2025

Sentence: £538 fine and 23 months driving disqualification

Maria Bird was driving her Volkswagen Golf after drinking at her local pub and pulled over at the scene of a crash on the junction of Upgate Street in Southery on August 10, 2025, out of concern for those involved. Although not part of the crash, she made a loud exclamation, leading officers to suspect she was under the influence. A roadside breath test showed 91mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35mcg, resulting in her arrest and subsequent conviction.
Lee Hewson
Sending an offensive message
September 11, 2025

Sentence: 18-month community order and 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days

On March 20, 2025, Lee Hewson dialled 999 with no emergency, instead shouting racist slurs at the call handler, causing shock.
Liam Carman
Theft
September 11, 2025

Sentence: 34-week jail term suspended for 12 months, 200 hours of unpaid work, and £500 compensation

In March 2022, Liam Carman signed a finance agreement for a Volkswagen Golf worth £20,500 with Oodle Financial Services, but began missing monthly repayments from February 2023, leading to the illegal sale of the vehicle.
Matthew Blow
Possession of a Class A drug
September 11, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine, £48 victim surcharge, and £40 court costs

While on patrol in the Lynn area, police searched Matthew Blow and found a small wrap of powder, which tested positive as cocaine.
Ruby Morton
Burglary
September 11, 2025

Sentence: 18-month community order, 150 hours of unpaid work, 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days, and £500 compensation

Between December 13 and 14, 2024, Ruby Morton and her ex-partner Josh Smith broke into a property in West Walton, slept there overnight, and caused £58,000 worth of damage to walls and furniture. They stole a watch and a seashell of sentimental value. Morton was found with a balaclava, and the incident left the property owner feeling vulnerable and fearful. She was arrested the next morning when police arrived.
Gracious Sibanda
Failing to provide a specimen
September 11, 2025

Sentence: 16-month driving ban and £307 fine

On August 17, 2025, Gracious Sibanda struck a woman with her car on Norfolk Street in Lynn at a slow speed, leading to police suspicion of drink-driving and her subsequent failure to provide a specimen.
Jack Atkinson
Causing serious injury by careless driving
September 11, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving disqualification and £961 fine

On March 19, 2025, Jack Atkinson, driving a Volkswagen Golf, veered onto the wrong side of the road on the A149 in Hunstanton, colliding with a woman’s car and causing her serious injury, including a broken neck.
Sophie Ellis
Assaulting an emergency worker
September 9, 2025

Sentence: Eight weeks imprisonment, to run consecutively with a suspended sentence of four weeks

Sophie Ellis, 38, of Anderson Close in North Lynn, was involved in a disturbance in Gaywood on August 19, 2025. Police were called just before 8am, and she tried to run away, behaved erratically, spat in an officer's face, and bit a female officer's forearm, leaving a circular mark that required a tetanus jab.
Mark Murkin
Drink-driving
August 28, 2025

Sentence: 46-month driving ban and £120 fine, plus £48 victim surcharge and £85 court costs

Mark Murkin was pulled over by police on the A10 at Setchey on August 2, 2025, while driving with 67mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35mcg. He was observed swerving across white lines and hitting the curb on a 40mph road. He admitted to consuming six pints before driving and intended to park and sleep in the vehicle. This incident follows a 2006 crash where he was driving a stolen car at high speed, killing his cousin.
Fred Harris
Flytipping
August 15, 2025

Sentence: 100 hours of unpaid work, £1,000 in costs, and £114 victim surcharge

Fred Harris, operating Armour Roofing and Construction Ltd, dumped household waste on Clockcase Lane near King's Lynn in March 2023. He arrived in a white van pulling a trailer, unloaded the waste on a muddy track, and the van got stuck in the mud before he drove off. The site was not authorised for waste disposal, and Harris had no permission to dump there.
Stephen Cook
Using threatening words to cause alarm or distress
August 9, 2025

Sentence: fined £40, £16 victim surcharge, and £85 in court costs

On April 22, Stephen Cook acted aggressively towards a couple walking in the middle of Southgate Street with a pram. He shouted profanities at them to get on the path, beeped his car horn, got out of his vehicle, lunged towards them, and revved his engine. The street is narrow, and the couple reported having no room on the pathway.
Steven Grodkiewicz
Assault on police officers
August 8, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge plus £26 victim surcharge and £85 in court costs

Steven Grodkiewicz assaulted two police officers, kicking out at one and making threats while under the influence of alcohol.
Liam Wilsoncroft
Driving while unfit through drugs
August 8, 2025

Sentence: Disqualified from driving for 13 months and fined £300

Liam Wilsoncroft was involved in a car crash on February 13 and was found unfit to drive due to taking ketamine, with slurred speech noted by police.
Micael Rosa
Threatening behaviour
August 8, 2025

Sentence: 18-month community order including 300 hours of unpaid work and ten rehabilitation activity days

Micael Rosa told a woman to kill her unborn baby after discovering she was pregnant, leading to his sentencing.
Karl Jackson
Drink-driving
August 8, 2025

Sentence: Disqualified from driving for 20 months and fined £230

Karl Jackson was caught drink-driving with significant damage to his car, which prompted police to stop him.
Jacob Seed
Using threatening words to cause alarm or distress
August 7, 2025

Sentence: Fined £40, £16 victim surcharge, and £85 in court costs

On March 18, Jacob Seed shouted 'you are dead to me' and made threats that his ex-partner would 'get what she deserves', as well as threats about opening the door, causing alarm or distress. The incident occurred after the victim was alerted that Seed was on his way over. Seed later stated in court that his ex-partner had turned up at his workplace and refused to leave.
Harry Fysh
Grievous bodily harm without intent
August 5, 2025

Sentence: Nine months imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 100 hours of unpaid work, and £5,000 compensation to the victim

Harry Fysh, 24, of Marsh Lane in Gaywood, smacked a victim in the mouth during a rage-filled attack at a pub while watching a football game on November 22 of the previous year, knocking out the victim’s front teeth, which were only held in place by braces, requiring medical attention.
Kyran George-Cook
Possession of cannabis
August 5, 2025

Sentence: Six-month conditional discharge, £26 victim surcharge, and £45 court costs

Police searched the home of Kyran George-Cook, 18, of Dobby Drive in North Lynn, on September 4 of the previous year, seizing three bags containing 3.43g, 0.53g, and 4.3g of cannabis, along with an iPhone, £65 in cash, bags of change, and a money box.
Edward Excell
Outraging public decency
August 5, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine, £48 victim surcharge, and £45 court costs

Edward Excell, 44, of London Road, appeared completely nude at a Costa drive-thru window on June 25, exposing himself to young female staff while ordering coffee. He claimed he had been swimming and forgot his clothes, leading to the incident as he tried to dry off on his way home.
Connor Meads
Drug-driving and possession of cannabis
August 5, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban, £461 fine, £184 victim surcharge, and £85 court costs

Connor Meads, 28, of Recreation Drive in Southery, was stopped by police after driving at speeds up to 80mph to overtake another vehicle on January 30. Tests showed he had 3.3mcg of cannabis per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 2mcg.
Anthony Schorfield
Possession of cannabis
August 5, 2025

Sentence: Six-month conditional discharge, £26 victim surcharge, and £45 court costs

Anthony Schorfield, who lives on a cruiser in Downham, was found in possession of 28g of cannabis on October 11 of the previous year after an argument with a visitor who called the police. Officers discovered the drugs while searching for a weapon.
Nijo Mon Kallukadan Poulouse
Failing to complete a breath test, driving without insurance, and driving without a licence
August 5, 2025

Sentence: 17-month driving ban (reducible by 17 weeks if a course is completed), £583 fine, £230 victim surcharge, and £85 court costs

Nijo mon Kallukadan Poulouse, 38, a fish factory worker from Grimsby in Lincolnshire, was stopped by police on Lynn’s Hardwick roundabout on July 5 while driving with a nine-year-old child in the car en route to a birthday party in Hunstanton. He was slurring his words and had bloodshot eyes, failing to complete a breath test.
Marisa Brown
Theft
August 5, 2025

Sentence: Six-month conditional discharge, £23.12 compensation to the store, £45 court costs, and £26 victim surcharge

Marisa Brown, 52, of Edinburgh Way in Dersingham, entered a Home Bargains store in Lynn on June 5, filled a basket with items and placed others in a black bag. She paid for the items in the basket but not those in the bag, stealing sports balls, towel clips, carrot oil, and a citronella candle worth £23.12, which were not recovered.
Thomas Lidgey
Criminal damage, common assault, assault on an officer, and resisting police
August 5, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge

Thomas Lidgey, 22, of Hilgay Road in West Dereham, was involved in an incident in the early hours of July 6, where he committed criminal damage by jumping on a nightclub bouncer’s car, assaulted a doorman, assaulted a police officer by kneeing them in the eye, and resisted arrest. His behaviour was described as out of character due to mental health issues and alcohol consumption.
Todor Todorov
Providing a counterfeit driver’s licence
August 5, 2025

Sentence: £833 fine, £30 victim surcharge, and £85 court costs

Todor Todorov, 26, of Prince Street in Wisbech, was stopped by police on Lynn Road in Walton Highway and handed a fake Bulgarian driver’s licence that he had purchased on Facebook. The licence was of poor quality, leading to its detection.
Rudolf Simkuns
Possession of laughing gas in an uninsured vehicle
August 5, 2025

Sentence: £292 fine for each offence, £234 victim surcharge, and £85 court costs

Rudolf Simkuns, 22, of Tinkers Drove in Wisbech, was stopped by police in a BMW on St James Street in Lynn on April 2 after continuously sounding the horn. Officers found nine canisters of laughing gas in his uninsured car, and he has three previous drug-related offences.
Daniel Edge
Causing serious injury by careless driving
July 31, 2025

Sentence: 6 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months, disqualified from driving for 2 years and 1 month, and 180 hours unpaid work

Daniel Edge was travelling on the A10 and approaching the Bexwell Road roundabout at Downham in a white Ford Transit van when he was involved in a five-vehicle collision on March 20. He failed a roadside breath test and provided an evidential sample of 101mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, which was nearly three times the drink-drive limit. One victim suffered serious facial injuries and required facial reconstruction surgery at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.
Florin Constantin
Driving while disqualified and without insurance
July 28, 2025

Sentence: Driving disqualification extended, £300 fine, £120 victim surcharge and £85 costs

Florin Constantin drove while disqualified and without insurance on Elm High Road at Emneth on March 26, 2025, to reach his workplace, despite having received a 40-month ban in March 2023.
James Leonard
Theft and assault
July 28, 2025

Sentence: 18-month suspended sentence, six-month alcohol treatment programme and £315.89 compensation

James Leonard, 58, committed multiple thefts, attempted thefts, assault by beating, breached bail conditions and used threatening, abusive or insulting words, with magistrates describing his record as appalling.
Reece Bloy
Drunk and disorderly
July 28, 2025

Sentence: Six-month conditional discharge, £26 victim surcharge and £45 legal fees

Reece Bloy, 18, was on a night out with friends when he was ejected from Dr Thirsty’s nightclub. He was heard shouting, swearing and confronting someone on Norfolk Street in the early hours of June 22, 2025.
Rene Syvak
Driving while disqualified and without insurance
July 28, 2025

Sentence: Driving ban extended by three months, £120 fine, £48 victim surcharge and £45 costs

Rene Syvak drove while disqualified and without insurance on Lynn Road in Walsoken on March 19, 2025, in his son’s Volkswagen, as his son held only a provisional licence and became upset at a nephew’s grave.
Michael Muller
Drink-driving
July 28, 2025

Sentence: 40 months driving disqualification, £900 fine, £360 victim surcharge and £85 costs

Michael Muller was pulled over on the A17 in his Ford Transit van with a nine-year-old girl in the passenger seat on June 21, 2025. He had 91mcg per 100ml of alcohol in his system, almost three times the legal limit, and magistrates noted he was fortunate not to be involved in a crash.
Simon Sparrow
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
July 24, 2025

Sentence: 36 weeks imprisonment and £500 compensation

On September 29, 2024, Simon Sparrow was on a night out in King’s Lynn with his wife and friends after consuming four pints of lager. He noticed a man in a group being pushed away by his wife and decided to intervene, punching the man and knocking him unconscious. The victim was left unresponsive with blood from his mouth and head, and Sparrow attempted to flee the scene by returning to his taxi.
Carmine Salamone
Breaching prohibition orders
June 1, 2024

Sentence: Fined £3,500 for one offence and £3,500 for another, plus £1,400 victim surcharge and £5,450 court costs

Carmine Salamone, a 59-year-old landlord from Bagge Road in Gaywood, breached prohibition orders by allowing extra rooms to be used for sleeping accommodation in two HMO properties on Highfield and Westmark in Gaywood. These breaches occurred in January 2023 and violated section 32 of the Housing Act 2004, relating to category one hazards under section 20. He has been a landlord for over 30 years and claims the tenants were a single family unit, not requiring an HMO licence.
Raimonda Burkauskaite
Causing unnecessary suffering to a dog and drink driving
May 20, 2021

Sentence: 30 months driving disqualification (reducible with course), 12-month community order with 100 hours unpaid work, 5 years disqualification from owning a dog, £50 costs to RSPCA, £95 victim surcharge

Raimonda Burkauskaite failed to seek veterinary treatment for her Yorkshire terrier dog Gucci's fractured front leg for six weeks after it was first noticed limping on April 10, 2021. Despite being advised by police of available charities like the RSPCA to help with the £1,000 treatment cost, she took no action, leading to the leg's amputation. The dog was seized by police around April 17, 2021, and renamed Freddie. Separately, on April 17, 2021, in Wisbech Road, she was arrested for drink-driving after being pulled over for erratic driving, recording 134 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath (limit 35).
Unknown
Insurance charge
May 15, 2021

Sentence: driving ban

The man from West Norfolk was prosecuted for failing to pay a fixed penalty related to an insurance charge, leading to a court appearance where he received a driving ban.
Unnamed West Norfolk Man
No insurance
May 15, 2021

Sentence: driving ban

The man was prosecuted for an insurance charge after failing to pay a fixed penalty notice within nearly six months, leading to the case being brought to court.
Unnamed King's Lynn Man
Assault on emergency workers
May 10, 2021

Sentence: suspended prison term

The man spat on emergency workers while they were trying to help him. He had a prior prison sentence for similar offences last summer.
Unnamed North Wootton Man
Criminal damage
May 7, 2021

Sentence: Not specified

The man used a baseball bat to attack a DJ's door in North Wootton because he was unhappy about the noise from music.
Tibor Raduly
Drink-driving
May 6, 2021

Sentence: 18 months driving ban, £330 fine for drink-driving, £330 fine for no insurance

Tibor Raduly, 35, a factory team leader from Lansdowne Street, was driving a Vauxhall Astra erratically in Hardwick Road at about 00.20am on April 5, 2021, swerving multiple times into the oncoming lane while on his way to Tesco to buy more alcohol. He failed a roadside breath test and in custody blew 68 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35. He only held a provisional licence and was driving unsupervised, invalidating his insurance.
Rightoues Price
Driving while disqualified and having no insurance
April 23, 2021

Sentence: £250 fine and 6 penalty points for driving while disqualified; £150 fine for having no insurance

On April 7, 2021, at about 12.20pm, Rightoues Price drove a Vauxhall Astra with a missing rear window from a garage forecourt along St Paul’s Road South, Marshland St James. Police attempted to stop the vehicle but lost sight of it, estimating speeds up to 100mph. The car was later found, and Price was arrested at a caravan, still wearing the same clothing seen on CCTV. He was driving while disqualified and without insurance.

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