Kings Lynn Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 14 verdicts at Kings Lynn Magistrates' Court (King's Lynn). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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.

Pleaded guilty to 14 offences; has 169 prior offences and was warned that breaching the sentence could result in 18 weeks in prison.

Sources: lynnnews.co.uk

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.

Pleaded guilty; offered a drink-driving awareness course which could reduce ban by 40 weeks; had a previous ban in 2018.

Sources: lynnnews.co.uk

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.

Pleaded guilty; was thrown out of a nightclub and arrested after shouting and swearing aggressively.

Sources: lynnnews.co.uk

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.

Pleaded guilty; took over driving because his son was too upset to drive after visiting a grave.

Sources: lynnnews.co.uk

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.

Admitted to the offence, expressed regret for his actions while under the influence of alcohol, and was described as a volunteer at a Salvation Army soup kitchen. Magistrates noted that the victim could have died and that only a custodial sentence was justified due to the seriousness of the incident.

Sources: lynnnews.co.uk

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.

Pled guilty to two counts of breaching prohibition orders. He has lodged an Upper Tribunal appeal, claiming the properties were not HMOs and alleging unfair treatment by the council.

Sources: lynnnews.co.uk

Anton Kuzmenok

Drink-driving and common assault of an emergency worker

December 10, 2020

Sentence: 12 months driving disqualification, £250 fine for drink-driving, £166 fine for assault, £105 costs, £42 victim surcharge, and £100 compensation

Anton Kuzmenok was stopped by police in St Ann's Fort on September 18 after being reported as a possible drink-driver. He confirmed he had been drinking and only held a provisional licence. During his arrest, he became agitated, shouted, swore at officers, and spat towards Sgt Craig Hawkes, though the spittle did not hit him. In custody, he provided a breath sample showing 44 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, above the legal limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty to the offences. The defendant felt overwhelmed by the number of officers involved, leading to agitation and spitting towards the officer.

Sources: lynnnews.co.uk

James Anthony Spaans

Theft

December 10, 2020

Sentence: 4 weeks imprisonment

James Anthony Spaans stole £25 worth of food and Lynx deodorant from Poundland on September 16 and 17, 2020, and £9.90 worth of sandwiches and a drink from Tesco in Wootton Road. He was also in possession of a small amount of cannabis at the time of arrest for the Tesco theft. These actions breached a previously imposed suspended sentence order from January 2020 for five theft matters and a conditional discharge for handling stolen goods.

Pleaded guilty to theft offences. Breached a suspended sentence order and a conditional discharge. In mitigation, his solicitor noted his struggles with drug dependence and family issues, but he is now back on a prescription and engaging with support services.

Sources: lynnnews.co.uk

Dean Alexander Mcgrath

Drug-driving

December 10, 2020

Sentence: Banned from driving for four years, fined £332, costs £105, and victim surcharge £34

Dean Alexander McGrath was stopped by police on May 2, 2020, while driving at 91mph on the A47 Tilney All Saints bypass, exceeding the 70mph limit. He failed a roadside drug test, and a subsequent blood test revealed 3.3 micrograms of a cannabis metabolite per litre of blood, above the legal limit of two. He was on his way to take his dog for a walk during the first lockdown and had used cannabis the night before, not realising it would still be in his system.

Pleaded guilty to drug-driving and speeding. It was his third drink or drug-driving offence in seven years, triggering a minimum three-year disqualification. He is a forklift driver and may lose his job as a result.

Sources: lynnnews.co.uk

Koushik Thirunavukarasu

Drink-driving

November 27, 2020

Sentence: 20 months driving disqualification, £120 fine, £50 costs, and £34 victim surcharge

Koushik Thirunavukarasu was at a party at his home in Kingsway when he was hit with a bottle during a fight, causing a large gash to his head. He fled the scene and drove to Loke Road in a Toyota Yaris just before 1am on August 6, 2020, where police found him bleeding and over the legal alcohol limit. He blew 72 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Had been in hospital for malarial tuberculosis and family debts. Will lose his job as a delivery driver due to disqualification.

Sources: lynnnews.co.uk

Darren Curson

Drug-driving

November 26, 2020

Sentence: Two-year driving ban and fines exceeding £1,400

Darren Curson was driving a Vauxhall Vectra on Little Norfolk Street on March 14, 2024, when he went the wrong way up a one-way street and encountered police. He panicked, swerved, collided with a fence, fled the scene with cocaine in his possession, and damaged two cars and the fence. He was later found in Horsley's Court with cocaine on him. Additionally, on April 30, 2024, he was stopped while driving a Vauxhall Corsa in Bridge Street, Downham, where tests showed he had cocaine and a cannabis metabolite in his system above the legal limits. He was still on an expired provisional licence at the time.

Pleaded guilty to all matters. Mitigating factors included the recent birth of his first child. He was also ordered to pay compensation for fence damage.

Sources: lynnnews.co.uk

Vygintas Tamasauskas

Assault

November 26, 2020

Sentence: 108 hours unpaid work and 18-month community order, £500 costs, £95 victim surcharge, £50 fine

Vygintas Tamasauskas, 35, struck his partner on the nose with an open palm during a party at their home in Wisbech Road on September 12, 2020, causing her nose to bleed. Alcohol was consumed by all parties involved. This was the second assault on the same woman, breaching a conditional discharge imposed in December of the previous year. The victim expressed a desire to reconcile and support the defendant.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting his partner. In breach of a previous conditional discharge. The victim supports him and does not want a restraining order.

Sources: lynnnews.co.uk

No sentences found matching your search.