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Leamington Spa Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 7 verdicts at Leamington Spa Magistrates' Court (Royal Leamington Spa, Leamington Spa). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Leamington Spa Magistrates' Court
May 2026 1 case
Marvin Ducksch
20 May 2026
Driving with excess alcohol *
Sentence
14-month driving ban and fined £16,155

Marvin Ducksch caused a three-car crash on the A3400 near Henley-in-Arden in Warwickshire at about 22:30 BST on 6 April while over the drink-drive limit. He was driving his Mercedes with 53mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath (legal limit 35mcg) after appearing as a substitute in Birmingham's match. He stopped at the scene and checked on the other motorists.

Pleaded guilty. Chairman of the bench noted the seriousness, stating he was lucky no one was killed. Waited at scene and checked on other drivers.
aol.com
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January 2026 1 case
Stephen Patrick Saunders
30 Jan 2026
Driving with excess alcohol *
Sentence
Fined £790 and banned from driving for 18 months

Stephen Patrick Saunders, a police sergeant, was involved in an incident in Bromsgrove on September 22, 2025. He was breath-tested and recorded 79 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than twice the legal drink-drive limit. He was arrested and charged the following day and denied the offence at a preliminary hearing in October. Following a trial, he was convicted of driving with excess alcohol.

Convicted after a trial. He had denied the offence. A breath test showed 79 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, more than twice the legal limit. Two counts of common assault were dropped after the prosecution offered no evidence. As a serving police sergeant, he also faced internal disciplinary proceedings.
redditchstandard.co.uk
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Venus Corcoveano
Causing unnecessary suffering to an animal *
Sentence
14 weeks imprisonment, £180 compensation, £115 victim surcharge

On April 24, 2016, Corcoveano was driving a Nissan Primera containing six sheep's bodies with heads wrapped in black bin liners and throats cut. The vehicle failed to stop for police on the M6 and was contained. Police found two knives, one bloodstained. He pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.

Pleaded guilty. He was driving the vehicle.
rugbyobserver.co.uk
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Mircea Marinel Tamboi
Causing unnecessary suffering to an animal *
Sentence
18 weeks imprisonment, £180 compensation, £115 victim surcharge

On April 24, 2016, Tamboi was a passenger in a Nissan Primera that was stopped on the M6 carrying six dead sheep with heads wrapped in black bin liners and throats cut. The vehicle failed to stop for police. Two knives, one bloodstained, were recovered. He pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.

Pleaded guilty.
rugbyobserver.co.uk
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Catalin Marian Scaficea
Causing unnecessary suffering to an animal *
Sentence
18 weeks imprisonment, £180 compensation, £115 victim surcharge

On April 24, 2016, Scaficea was a passenger in a Nissan Primera that was stopped on the M6 carrying six dead sheep with heads wrapped in black bin liners and throats cut. The vehicle failed to stop for police. Two knives, one bloodstained, were recovered. He pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.

Pleaded guilty.
rugbyobserver.co.uk
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Damian Durac
Causing unnecessary suffering to an animal *
Sentence
18 weeks imprisonment, £180 compensation, £115 victim surcharge

On April 24, 2016, Durac was a passenger in a Nissan Primera that was stopped on the M6 carrying six dead sheep with heads wrapped in black bin liners and throats cut. The vehicle failed to stop for police. Two knives, one bloodstained, were recovered. He pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.

Pleaded guilty.
rugbyobserver.co.uk
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Elvis Slavu
Causing unnecessary suffering to an animal *
Sentence
18 weeks imprisonment, £180 compensation, £115 victim surcharge

On April 24, 2016, Slavu was a passenger in a Nissan Primera that was stopped on the M6 carrying six dead sheep with heads wrapped in black bin liners and throats cut. The vehicle failed to stop for police. Two knives, one bloodstained, were recovered. He pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.

Pleaded guilty.
rugbyobserver.co.uk
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Newbold Terrace, Royal Leamington Spa, Leamington Spa CV32 4EL, Royal Leamington Spa, Leamington Spa, CV32 4EL, United Kingdom
+441926429133
Wheelchair accessible parking, Wheelchair accessible entrance
Monday - Friday: 09:30 - 16:00

About Leamington Spa Magistrates' Court

Leamington Spa Magistrates' Court, located in Royal Leamington Spa, Leamington Spa, 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 Royal Leamington Spa, Leamington Spa 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 Newbold Terrace, Royal Leamington Spa, Leamington Spa CV32 4EL, CV32 4EL.

Accessibility provisions at this court include wheelchair accessible entrance and wheelchair accessible parking.

For enquiries about cases heard at this court, you can contact the court by telephone on +441926429133.

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