Leicester Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 65 verdicts at Leicester Magistrates' Court (Leicester). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Amy Kent

Criminal damage and racially-aggravated harassment

December 19, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge, £100 compensation, £85 court costs, £26 victim surcharge

Amy Kent, 33, of Landsdowne Road in Leicester, was assaulted by her partner who stamped on her face, leaving her covered in blood. She had been drinking and taking cocaine. Police took her to Leicester Royal Infirmary. Due to her intoxicated and disruptive behaviour, she ran from officers, damaged a police car by knocking off the wing mirror, and later racially abused a female police constable in a 20-minute tirade from her cell, using racist terms, swearing, commenting on the officer's weight and mother. The incident was captured on bodycam. It occurred on the evening leading to her court appearance on December 19, 2025.

Pleaded guilty. Suffered from emotionally unstable personality disorder, depression, PTSD, anxiety and insomnia. Had 11 prior low-level disorder offences, none since 2018. Head injury from domestic assault affected behaviour. Stopped drugs and reduced alcohol intake.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Carl Kenny

Threatening with a knife and racially-aggravated criminal damage

December 15, 2025

Sentence: 12 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months; £261 fine; £270 compensation; £85 court costs; £187 victim surcharge

Carl Kenny, 58, of Fieldhurst Avenue, Braunstone Town, near Leicester, waved a kitchen knife at his Sikh neighbours, damaged their fence, and shouted racist abuse at them following a dispute over driveway repaving work that encroached on his property. The incident occurred in July 2024 in the cul-de-sac off Brockenhurst Drive. The neighbours' young children witnessed the event, leading to significant fear and long-term impact on the family, including paranoia and sleep disturbances.

Pleaded guilty to threatening with a knife and racially-aggravated criminal damage. Remorse expressed. No prior convictions mentioned. Works night shifts and cares for mother.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Daniel Edwards

Making indecent images of children

December 15, 2025

Sentence: 12-month sentence suspended for 12 months, 100 hours unpaid work, 10 days rehabilitation activity requirement, 5-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, £85 court costs, £187 victim surcharge

Daniel Edwards, 39, from Burns Road, Loughborough, used torrent websites to download large quantities of adult pornography, which inadvertently included illegal child abuse images. Police raided his family home in October 2023, seizing his computer and hard drives, where they recovered 271 deleted child abuse images (some featuring children as young as three) and one extreme pornographic image. Edwards admitted the downloads upon arrest, stating he deleted the illegal files immediately and was not attracted to children. The images were discovered due to his IP address being reported, and he was charged about two years later.

Pleaded guilty to four charges of making indecent images of children. Described as a pornography addict with autism; no searches for illegal images found; lost family and contact with children as a result.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Nehalkumar Babu

Driving while disqualified

December 15, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order with 200 hours of unpaid work and 10 days on programmes

Nehalkumar Babu was stopped by Leicestershire Police at 4.30am on July 9, 2025, in Catherine Street, Belgrave, Leicester, driving suspiciously slowly at 15mph in a 30mph zone. He initially continued driving after blue lights were activated before pulling over. He claimed he was rushing to help his sister who had been followed by 'druggies', as she does not speak English well. He had been disqualified from driving for 16 months in March 2025 for drink-driving in Lincolnshire, and this offence occurred just four months into his ban.

Pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified. Banned from driving for 12 months. Ordered to pay £85 court costs and £114 victim surcharge. Driving ban extended by 5 months.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Joshua Burns

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

December 11, 2025

Sentence: 16-week suspended sentence for 18 months; £180 fine

On a night in June 2025, Joshua Burns, 34, of Russell Street, Loughborough, sat next to the victim, a barman from the Loughborough Arms pub, on a bench outside the pub at around 3am while the victim waited for an Uber with friends. Burns made derogatory comments about the victim's 'skinny legs' and his friends. When asked to leave them alone, Burns swore and punched the victim in the face, causing a gash near his mouth requiring stitches. The incident was captured on CCTV, leading to police involvement. En route to the station, Burns abused an officer with transphobic and homophobic comments.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and using threatening words with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Ongoing community order with 180 hours unpaid work continued. 26 previous convictions including four for violence. Represented himself in court and apologised, citing stressful time.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Michael Anderson

Drink-driving

December 10, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine, £85 court costs, £48 victim surcharge, 14 months driving ban

On November 22, Michael Anderson, aged 61, of Queens Drive, Enderby, drove his Ford Focus while drunk and entered the McDonald's drive-thru queue in the Meridian industrial area near Fosse Park. A staff member noticed his drunken state and tipped off police officers who were behind him in the queue. After leaving with his order, officers lost sight of the vehicle but later found it stopped at the junction of Meridian East and Watergate Lane. Anderson admitted pulling over after realizing how drunk he was. He failed a roadside breath test, was arrested, and taken to Euston Street Police Station. He was slurring words and unsteady on his feet. The car's MOT had expired over two months earlier.

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving and driving without a valid test certificate. Breath reading of 49 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath (limit 35). First offence for drink-driving. Represented himself and requested minimal ban.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Ryan Barker

Shoplifting

December 10, 2025

Sentence: compensation order of £136

Ryan Barker committed four shoplifting offences while living on the streets after losing both parents within five months, turning to alcohol, and being kicked out of his home. On October 6, 2025, he stole two packs of Persil washing tablets (£14) from Co-op in Loughborough Road, Mountsorrel. On October 7, he stole two cans of Corona beer (£7) from the same store. A week later, he stole four cans of Stella Artois from the same shop. On November 6, he stole 12 packs of steaks (£108) from Co-op in Loughborough Road, Rothley. The thefts were captured on CCTV; he admitted them to police, stating he drank the beer, used the tablets to wash clothes, and sold the steaks for food and other necessities.

Pleaded guilty to four counts of shoplifting. First offence of this kind, occurred over a short period. Background of parental deaths leading to alcoholism and homelessness. One prior conviction for driving offence in 2022.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Mary Hirrell

Possessing an illegal fighting dog and being drunk and disorderly

November 28, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine and £48 victim surcharge

On October 15, 2025, at 4pm in Hastings Road, Northfields, Leicester, Mary Hirrell was arguing in the street with a man, her ex-partner who had assaulted her earlier that day. She was with her five-year-old son who was crying. She threw a can of drink at a wall aggressively, was unsteady, slurring her speech, and smelled of alcohol. She shouted and swore at the man and became abusive towards police when searched. She was arrested for being drunk and disorderly. While in custody, she admitted owning a pitbull terrier named Lightning at her home. A police dog expert confirmed it was a banned pitbull breed. In interview, she claimed it was a Staffy and didn't recall her earlier statement. The incident occurred after she had drinks at her sister's, suspecting her drink was spiked.

Pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly and possessing an illegal fighting dog. Destruction order made for the dog Lightning. Nine previous offences, including two for public disorder and one assault on an emergency worker. Judge noted she was not a fit person to own a pitbull.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Amardeep Singh

Using abusive words to cause harassment, alarm or distress

November 28, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge, £85 court costs, £26 victim surcharge

On October 5, 2025, Amardeep Singh was arrested following a domestic incident at his home in Thomasson Road, Rowlatts Hill, Leicester. While in the back of a police vehicle, he alternated between being calm and shouting, swearing at an officer and commenting on his nose ring by saying 'you have a piercing in your nose - you're gay, innit?'. The officer felt personally attacked and shocked.

Admitted using abusive words to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Offence out of character; lost control during argument with wife. Father of three, mentally affected by prior assault in June requiring intensive care treatment, nightmares, and flashbacks.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Ellie Gibbons

Assault by beating

November 27, 2025

Sentence: £80 fine, £85 court costs, £32 victim surcharge

On Sunday, September 7, 2025, in Ash Grove, Coalville, Ellie Gibbons, 25, and her neighbour, who were former friends, got into a row that escalated into violence. The neighbour accused Gibbons of being a bad mum because she smokes weed and claimed Gibbons made fake Facebook profiles about her. Gibbons had recently called the police seven times about similar claims by the neighbour. Gibbons threatened to put a brick through the neighbour's window, picked up a bag of dog excrement, and threw it at the neighbour's face. The neighbour then slapped Gibbons, who struck back, and they fell to the ground struggling. The victim suffered scratches on her face, grazing on her knee, and pain in her knee and back. The incident was reported to Leicestershire Police.

Pleaded guilty to assault by beating. No previous convictions. Represented herself in court. Acknowledged she shouldn't have done it. Chair of the bench described it as 'an unedifying incident'.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Faye Knight

Assault by beating

November 27, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine

Faye Knight, of Mancetter Close, Kirby Muxloe, was out drinking in a pub in Market Place, St Ives, Cornwall, on September 9, 2025, when she became aggressive towards staff and passers-by. Police were called, and upon being handcuffed and led to a police van, she spat on an officer's legs and boots, then kicked a police constable four to six times in the van, causing reddening to his arm. She called the officer 'a pervert' and 'dirty' during the incident.

Pleaded guilty to assault by beating. Ordered to pay £100 compensation to the officer and £48 victim surcharge. No previous convictions; incident attributed to PTSD and belief she was being kidnapped.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Garon Gomes

Assault by beating

November 27, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order with 80 hours of unpaid work and £200 compensation

On a day in April 2025, Garon Gomes, 27, of Border Drive, Mowmacre Hill, Leicester, walked to a petrol station on the corner of Beaumont Leys Lane and Parker Drive with a friend to buy cigarettes. He spotted the victim, who had earlier threatened him over Gomes's friendship with the victim's girlfriend. Words were exchanged, and Gomes approached the victim's car while the victim was in the driver's seat with the window down. Gomes punched the victim repeatedly in the face, grabbed his arm, and twisted it against the car in a prolonged attack, captured on CCTV.

Changed plea to guilty to assault by beating. Claimed excessive self-defence after prior threat from victim over friendship with his girlfriend. Has 12 previous offences. Recently completed similar community order for driving whilst disqualified. Expressed desire to lead law-abiding life.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Sebastian Bone

Breach of suspended sentence order

November 27, 2025

Sentence: 2 months imprisonment

On an unspecified date in June 2025, Sebastian Bone, 24, of Ravensworth Close, Hamilton, Leicester, was driving in Epinal Way, Loughborough, when his vehicle hit the wing mirror of another car. He refused to stop despite the other driver flashing lights. The victim pursued Bone to a car park off Shelley Street, exited his vehicle, and began recording Bone with his iPhone 15. Bone swore at the victim, grabbed the phone, and threw it about 40ft into wasteland, causing scratches and smashed glass with repair costs of £199. The victim called Leicestershire Police. This incident breached Bone's ongoing suspended prison sentence for an earlier offence of possessing a knife in public.

Breached a suspended sentence order from March 2025 for possession of a knife in public. Pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage. Suffered from ADHD, autism, and undergoing diagnosis for unstable personality disorder and PTSD. Remorseful and felt intimidated.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Cari Cadwallader

Drink-driving

November 17, 2025

Sentence: 36 months driving ban and £120 fine

On November 1, 2025, at about 1am, Cari Cadwallader, while intoxicated, crashed her car into another vehicle on Middleton Street, Aylestone, Leicester, before fleeing the scene. She was en route to collect her son from her ex-partner's house amid a toxic relationship breakdown. Police located her in Braunstone, where she admitted drinking and causing the crash. She resides on Milligan Road, Aylestone.

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Breath reading of 88 microgrammes per 100ml (legal limit 35). Previously banned for 23 months in 2022. Remorseful and ashamed; single mother on benefits.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Luke Ward

Importing prohibited weapons

October 30, 2025

Sentence: £720 fine, £85 court costs, £288 victim surcharge

Luke Ward, 42, from Cort Crescent, Braunstone, Leicester, made three separate purchases of flick knives from overseas via Facebook in August and September 2025. The packages were intercepted by Border Force, who reported the prohibited weapons to Leicestershire Police. On October 15, 2025, police searched his home and recovered two death stars (throwing stars) given to him by friends years ago. Ward, a self-employed scaffolder who collects medieval weapons for display, had no intention of using them violently.

Pleaded guilty to three charges of importing prohibited weapons and one charge of possessing offensive weapons. Weapons ordered to be destroyed. Remorseful and unaware of illegality. Completed 40 hours unpaid work from prior community order in June 2025 for criminal damage and threatening behaviour.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Kenzie Howarth-Green

Assault by beating

October 30, 2025

Sentence: 12 months community order with 80 hours unpaid work and £200 compensation to each victim

On September 21, 2025, Kenzie Howarth-Green, 20, of Church Hill Road, Thurmaston, accidentally elbowed a man on the packed dancefloor at Mosh nightclub in Leicester city centre, becoming agitated and aggressive. He punched the man in the eye and continued punching him during a scuffle inside the club. He also punched the victim's friend in the mouth. After being ejected by security, Howarth-Green chased the victims outside, punched the original victim in the face, knocking him to the floor, and kicked him in the face while he was down, rendering him unconscious for a few seconds. The victim suffered swelling to his face, grazes, and was checked for head injuries at hospital. The friend had a cut lip and bruising to his jaw. Howarth-Green had consumed excessive alcohol and was influenced by recent bereavements (uncle's death from alcoholism and grandfather's death from a brain tumour).

Pleaded guilty. No previous convictions. Remorse shown and in employment. Undergoing hypnotherapy for recent bereavements. Prior conditional caution for assault completed.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Levi Orridge

Using threatening behaviour with intent to cause fear of unlawful violence

October 29, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order with 140 hours of unpaid work, £85 court costs and £114 victim surcharge

On October 11, 2025, at about 5.30am in Leicester city centre, Levi Orridge, 19, and his 17-year-old friend chased a man following a verbal exchange that escalated into a fracas. They knocked the man to the ground and both kicked and punched him while he was down, as captured on CCTV. Orridge later pushed his friend away and gestured to the victim to go home. Police were alerted by CCTV operators, spotted Orridge, chased and caught him after he fled.

Pleaded guilty. Other attacker was his 17-year-old friend dealt with by community resolution. Orridge joined in the attack, was easily influenced, suffers with ADHD, anxiety and depression. Judge noted it was a persistent and prolonged attack.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Connor Pick

Assaulting a constable and possession of a class A drug

October 24, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order with 60 hours of unpaid work

On the night of October 10, 2025, Connor Pick was spotted by CCTV operators snorting cocaine with another man in Wellington Street, Leicester city centre. Leicestershire Police officers searched him, found a bag of cocaine in his coat pocket, and he fled. During the chase, he assaulted an officer by pulling his arm away. He was eventually caught and arrested.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a constable and possessing a class A drug. Has 79 previous offences, including assault on an emergency worker in 2023. Grieving grandmother's death cited as reason for drug use. £114 victim surcharge; court costs waived due to low income.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Clint James

Shop theft

October 17, 2025

Sentence: £21.60 compensation

Clint James, 48, of Dunstall Avenue, Braunstone Town, entered Marks & Spencer at Fosse Park on August 21, 2025, and attempted to steal a leg of lamb worth £21.60. Staff confronted him, he dropped the item and fled. He was arrested by Leicestershire Police, admitted the theft in interview, and had previously failed to steal cashmere jumpers from the same store in October 2023.

Pleaded guilty to shop theft. On existing community order at time of offence, which continues. 52 previous convictions, including similar offences. Offence committed to fund drug habit amid severe depression and grief over partner's death two years prior.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Simeon Little

Racially-aggravated harassment, alarm or distress

October 17, 2025

Sentence: £200 fine and £50 compensation

On March 25, 2025, while waiting in A&E at Leicester Royal Infirmary, Simeon Little, 29, of Weymouth Street, Belgrave, Leicester, argued aggressively with his brother who was in pain from a broken arm and had only been given paracetamol. Security ejected Little, and as he left, he shouted a tirade of racial abuse at the security guard, using an offensive term and comments about the guard's mother. The guard, who is white and had worked at the hospital for 18 years, found the abuse distressing and disgusting.

Pleaded guilty to racially-aggravated harassment, alarm or distress. Language described as totally inappropriate and offensive. Prior record of 11 offences, last in 2020 for criminal damage. Incident arose from frustration over brother's treatment for broken arm.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Kieron Suffolk

Drunk and disorderly

October 15, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine and £48 victim surcharge

On September 28, 2025, at around 2am, Kieron Suffolk, of Glaisdale Close, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, was extremely intoxicated from alcohol and cocaine. He stumbled along Castle Fields in Beaumont Leys, attempting to open residents' front doors, prompting multiple 999 calls. Police found him slurring and incoherent in a front garden. Upon arrest for being drunk and disorderly, he became violent, flailing arms and requiring restraint. In the police van, he thrashed and injured himself. At the station, he threw food, water, and urinated in the cell, necessitating cleaning.

Pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly, obstructing a constable, and causing criminal damage. Incident occurred while celebrating a new home; had consumed alcohol and seven lines of cocaine. Apologised to officers after viewing bodycam footage and has not drunk since.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Mitul Patel

Drink-driving

October 13, 2025

Sentence: 3-year driving ban, 12-month community order with 200 hours unpaid work, 6 months alcohol treatment, 10 days rehabilitation programmes

Mitul Patel, 44, of Iliffe Road, Northfields, Leicester, crashed a Fiat Doblo van head-on into an oncoming vehicle on Woodgreen Road, Northfields, Leicester, on the evening of Friday, August 15, 2025, while more than five times the legal alcohol limit. He had finished his shift as a postman, drank whiskey and Budweiser at home, then drove the van around the corner, still in uniform. Police observed signs of intoxication including unsteadiness, slurred speech, and strong alcohol smell. Breath test showed 187 microgrammes per 100ml breath (legal limit 35), evidential reading 148 microgrammes. He resigned from his job following the incident and is now unemployed.

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Pre-sentence report recommended help for drinking problem. Previous good character considered, avoiding custody despite crossing threshold. Aggravated by collision.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Seth Maloba

Assault by beating

October 13, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order with 150 hours of unpaid work plus 10 days on Probation Service programmes, £50 compensation to each victim, £650 costs, £114 victim surcharge

On December 11, 2024, Seth Maloba, a 20-year-old third-year commercial management and quantity surveying student at Loughborough University, who had been banned from the Student Union, entered the union building. He charged past security checks without showing ID or being searched. When challenged by three security guards, he punched one in the face twice, injuring his right eye and jaw, and punched a second guard, causing arm injuries that drew blood. He was restrained in a bear hug, pulled to the ground, and held until Leicestershire Police arrived. He was arrested and charged with two counts of assault by beating.

Denied the offences but was found guilty after a trial. Continued to deny wrongdoing during sentencing, claiming to forgive the victims and stating the arrest caused him stress. No remorse shown.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Gregory Knowles

Failing to provide a specimen for analysis while in charge of a vehicle

October 13, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order including 200 hours unpaid work, 6 months alcohol treatment, 10 days rehabilitation; 12-month driving ban; £85 costs; £114 surcharge

Gregory Knowles, 46, of no fixed address, was found intoxicated in the driver's seat of a vehicle in St Mary's Way, Melton Mowbray, in the early hours of August 26, 2025, shortly before a court hearing for a prior similar offence. He refused to provide his details to police and declined a breathalyser test, citing mental health issues. Officers noted a strong smell of alcohol, glazed eyes, slurred speech, and argumentative behaviour. This was his second such incident; the first occurred in November 2024 when he was caught drunk in charge of a vehicle with a breathalyser reading twice the limit.

Represented himself; stated he is seeking help for alcoholism and mental health. Warned by chair Gareth Roberts that future offences would likely result in custody. Ban lengthened from previous 4-month ban.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Francis Mcgrane

Possession of an improvised firearm with intent to cause fear of violence

October 13, 2025

Sentence: 9 months imprisonment

On June 7, 2024, Francis McGrane, 48, was outside Flora Lodge residential home in Glenfield Road East, Leicester, where he lived. He pointed a homemade electroshock weapon (improvised viable firearm) at people, asking 'who wants to be tasered?', and jabbed at two dogs with it. The incident was captured on CCTV, leading to a 999 call and his arrest at the scene.

Pleaded for immediate custody to address addictions to mamba, heroin and cocaine. Remorseful; thanked magistrates for 'saving his life'. Swore at court initially but apologised.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Charlotte Leitch

Drink driving

September 29, 2025

Sentence: Eight weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, £154 victim surcharge, 30-month driving ban, and 15 days on probation programmes

On August 2, 2025, Charlotte Leitch crashed her car into another vehicle outside Enderby and District Social Club in Coleridge Drive, Enderby, while over three times the legal drink-driving limit with a breath reading of 124 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath. Guests at a wedding reception intervened by taking her car keys to prevent her from leaving the scene. She was arrested, has no previous convictions, and the incident involved a disorderly situation.

Pleaded guilty; has significant mental health issues and is in debt; deemed unsuitable for unpaid work due to potential PTSD triggers.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Sam Leniston

Assault on a constable

September 29, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order with 90 hours of unpaid work, £40 towards costs, and £114 victim surcharge

Sam Leniston was ejected from The Amber Rooms pub in Loughborough after an argument with friends and staff. He shoved a doorman in the chest and, when police officers intervened, he tried to headbutt one officer, bit another officer's leg without causing injury, and attempted to spit on him. The incident occurred around 11pm on September 13, during a pub crawl where he had consumed seven pints of lager.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting a constable and one of using threatening behaviour. Had autism and ADHD, was intoxicated, and struggled with officers. The bench noted the incident was serious due to spitting, homophobic language, and intoxication.

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Hussain Adam

Dangerous Driving

September 25, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban, 18-month community order with 200 hours of unpaid work, £85 court costs, and £114 victim surcharge

Hussain Adam, while driving a Mercedes Sprinter van on the A6006 in Leicestershire on March 17, attempted to overtake a tractor towing a trailer of hay bales on a 50mph road with double white lines and sharp bends. He pulled out near a right-hand bend, nearly causing a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle, which he avoided at the last minute. This dangerous manoeuvre was prompted by pressure from his employer after a customer complained about his lateness.

Pled guilty to dangerous driving; had six points on his licence from a prior offence; expressed fear of losing his job which influenced the incident; will lose employment and face financial hardship for his family.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Dipesh Patel

Being in charge of a vehicle while over the drug limit

September 17, 2025

Sentence: Fined £230, 10 points on driving licence, £85 costs, and £92 victim surcharge

On May 6, 2025, police found Dipesh Patel in his Volkswagen Polo with the engine running on Trevanth Road in the Rushey Mead area of Leicester. He had been smoking cannabis with a friend and was over the legal drug limit, with 3.4 microgrammes of cannabis per 100ml of blood detected. A small amount of cannabis was found on his passenger, who was dealt with separately. Patel had no intention to drive but was charged due to the engine being on.

Pleaded guilty to being over the limit while in charge of a vehicle; no prior convictions; was listening to music in the car with the engine running after smoking cannabis.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Dominic Crookall

Illegally possessing a fighting dog

September 17, 2025

Sentence: £500 fine, £85 court costs, and £200 victim surcharge

Dominic Crookall owned an XL Bully dog named Neo since 2021. He applied for an exemption certificate but failed to have the dog neutered by the February 2024 deadline, misunderstanding it as June 2025. The dog was seized by Leicestershire Police in May 2025 after a complaint, and Crookall was found to have the dog without proper compliance, leading to his guilty plea.

Pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a fighting dog. Was under a suspended sentence for supplying drugs and claimed he misunderstood the deadline for XL Bully regulations.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Christopher Ward

Using Threatening Behaviour

September 17, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order with 10 days on programmes and a £114 victim surcharge

Christopher Ward, 41, was at the White Bear pub in Coventry Road, Hinckley, when a doorman made a remark about him being one death short of a serial killer, referencing his involvement in recent traffic collisions where two people died. Ward lunged at the doorman, leading to a fight, and tried to bite him as he was being removed from the pub. The incident was captured on CCTV and alarmed other patrons enjoying a peaceful drink.

Pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour. Previous convictions include an assault in 2024 and another crime in 2023. The court waived costs due to limited means.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Naomi Mumby

Assault on a constable

September 17, 2025

Sentence: £100 compensation to each of two officers and a three-month community order with curfew

On June 5, Naomi Mumby interfered with police officers who were trying to speak to a man at the Bell Foundry pub in Loughborough. She clung to the man, refused to move, became aggressive, kicked one officer in the chest causing her to fall and cut her arm on broken glass, and later kicked another officer in the stomach. Cannabis was found on her during a search in custody.

Pleaded guilty; was mentally unwell and had consulted a doctor prior to the incident; voluntarily spent six weeks in a mental health unit; represented as unfit for unpaid work due to health.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Manpreet Singh

Drunk in charge of a motor vehicle

September 15, 2025

Sentence: 10 points on licence, £371 fine, £85 costs, and £148 victim surcharge

Manpreet Singh was found slumped asleep in the passenger seat of his Renault Clio with the engine running in Helmsley Road, Leicester, on August 31, 2025. Police discovered the vehicle stopped in the road, and Singh admitted to driving it there but claimed he had no intention to drive further and had turned on the engine only to keep warm. He provided a breath alcohol reading of 67 microgrammes per 100ml, exceeding the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.

Pleaded guilty to being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle; no previous convictions; relies on driving for his job as a carer for the disabled and elderly; expressed remorse.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Keshav Kumar

Failing to provide a specimen

September 15, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order with 80 hours of unpaid work, banned from driving for 21 months, £85 court costs, and £114 victim surcharge

Keshav Kumar was driving his Vauxhall Insignia at speed in a 20mph residential street off Belgrave's Melton Road on August 31. He was stopped by police due to the smell of alcohol and slurred speech, failed a roadside breath test, and later struggled to provide a proper sample at the police station, leading to his conviction.

Pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen due to medical difficulties. He had consumed four or five beers and was driving with passengers in a 20mph zone.

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Khaleem Mukrani

Failing to provide a specimen

September 15, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order with 90 hours unpaid work, £307 fine, £85 court costs, £123 victim surcharge, and 14-month driving ban

Khaleem Mukrani was stopped by police in Billington Close, Beaumont Leys, Leicester on August 21, 2025, while driving a Ford Kuga without insurance and only holding a provisional licence. Officers detected the smell of cannabis, found a small amount of the Class B drug on him, and a roadside saliva test confirmed cannabis in his system. He was arrested and taken to a police station but refused to provide a blood sample for analysis.

Pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen, possession of Class B drugs, and driving with no insurance or valid licence. No medical reason given for refusing the sample.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Fabian Bell

Intentional Strangulation

July 28, 2025

Sentence: 9 months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months

Fabian Bell grabbed his girlfriend around the neck and throttled her for around 18 seconds during an argument at her home in Leicester in November 2024, after returning from a night out. He prevented her from calling 999, causing her to fear for her life and struggle to breathe. The incident occurred in a domestic setting, and he was arrested following the event.

Pleaded guilty to the charge; expressed remorse; no previous convictions; emotions overwhelmed him; ordered to complete 25 days of programmes recommended by the Probation Service and pay £85 court costs and £187 victim surcharge.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Samantha Wilcox

Criminal damage

July 26, 2025

Sentence: 1 day imprisonment and £100 compensation

Samantha Wilcox, a homeless woman, attempted to enter the Chroma Church food bank in Freemen's Common, Leicester, at 1am on April 15, 2025, by smashing the gate, which caused damage to the wooden gate and the food bank sign on the gate. This incident marked her 64th offence.

Pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage. Previously jailed for 18 weeks for other offences. Making good progress in prison and working in the garden.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Naomi Farrar

Assault by beating

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order including 10 days on programmes and £50 compensation

Naomi Farrar, a 28-year-old single mother from Shepshed, attended Leicester Magistrates' Court in February 2025 to collect her mother who was in custody. She used abusive language towards security staff and was asked to leave. During her removal from the premises, she shoved a male security guard in the chest, kicked him in the groin, and slapped his shoulder. This reaction was linked to her past experiences with domestic violence and mental health issues.

Pleaded guilty to assault by beating. Has previous offences including assaults on emergency workers. Background includes a history of domestic violence from 2014 to 2022, anxiety, depression, and caring for a toddler with autism. The incident was aggravated as it occurred against someone performing their duties.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Richard Allen

Illegal Dumping of Controlled Waste

July 23, 2025

Sentence: Fined £2,000, costs of £400 to victims, prosecution costs of £2,000, and victim surcharge of £800

Richard Allen illegally dumped excavation waste on land off Ryehills Lane, West Haddon, Northamptonshire, between April 24 and April 30, 2024, without the necessary environmental permit. He employed David Thomas George Warden's company for building works at a property owned by his daughter and son-in-law, and claimed to have obtained permission three years earlier to dump top soil on the site, though this was not confirmed by the landowners. The waste was discovered by a farmer, leading to investigations.

Pleaded guilty to knowingly causing and depositing controlled waste and failing to comply with waste transfer regulations. He alleged he had permission to dump top soil but could not substantiate it.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Simon Biggs

Drink-driving

July 11, 2025

Sentence: Fined £646, £85 costs, £258 victim surcharge, and banned from driving for 22 months

Simon Biggs was caught speeding in his Ford Fiesta at about 90mph on the A47 near Leicester, ignoring a red light. Police pulled him over in Maytree Drive, Kirby Muxloe, where he admitted to drinking a beer. A breath test showed 65 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.

Represented himself in court and claimed he was not in the right headspace due to his friend's grandfather's death.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

John Fletcher

Shoplifting

July 11, 2025

Sentence: Fined £80 and ordered to pay a £32 victim surcharge

John Fletcher, 43, of Regent Road, central Leicester, stole a £33 electric razor from TK Maxx in Leicester city centre on April 15, 2025. He was released from prison in early March 2025 and claimed he committed the theft to raise £20 for food. He was spotted, detained by three TK Maxx security guards, and arrested by Leicestershire Police. Fletcher has prior convictions, including intentional strangulation in October of the previous year and six shoplifting offences from last year.

Pleaded guilty to shoplifting. He was on licence at the time and had been doing well otherwise since release. The magistrates decided not to impose the usual £85 court costs due to his limited means and efforts to turn his life around.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Dale Moden

Drink-driving

July 11, 2025

Sentence: £200 fine, £85 costs, £80 victim surcharge, and 2 years driving disqualification

Dale Moden, a 52-year-old former window cleaner disabled by a 30ft fall, drove his VW Golf while under the influence of alcohol on June 25, speeding from Glenfield to his home in Copt Oak Road, Copt Oak, near Coalville. He had a revoked licence and no insurance, and was attempting to obtain more morphine for his chronic pain.

Pleaded guilty to the offences. Had been injured in a fall and self-medicated with vodka due to pain from spinal injuries.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Brendon Davidson

Drug driving

July 9, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban, £120 fine, £85 court costs, and £48 victim surcharge

Brendon Davidson was driving his Audi on February 25, 2025, in Bewcastle Grove, Mowmacre Hill, Leicester, when police stopped him due to a smell of cannabis coming from the car. He denied smoking cannabis but failed a roadside saliva test and a subsequent blood test revealed 3.2 microgrammes of cannabis-related substances per 100ml of blood, exceeding the legal limit of two microgrammes.

Pleaded guilty to driving while over the limit for drugs. Had three previous offences, including driving while disqualified. Chair of the bench noted that driving with drugs in his system puts himself and others at risk.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Grant Jones

Criminal Damage

July 7, 2025

Sentence: 21 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months; alcohol ban for 120 days; 20 days on programmes; compensation payments

Grant Jones, under the influence of crack cocaine, smashed the windscreens of his neighbours' cars with a brick in Measham, Leicestershire, and threatened to attack them. He abused and spat at police officers, made racist and homophobic remarks towards members of the public and a doctor at Leicester Royal Infirmary, and continued his abusive behaviour at the police station, including urinating in a cell and threatening to kill an officer. The incidents occurred on the morning of the crimes, involving multiple victims and emergency workers.

Pleaded guilty to nine charges; has 44 previous offences; expressed remorse; judge noted a realistic prospect of rehabilitation due to mental health issues and drug abuse.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Luke Gittings

Causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving

July 2, 2025

Sentence: 12-month driving ban, 12-month community order with 200 hours of unpaid work, £85 court costs, and £114 victim surcharge

Luke Gittings was driving to a football match when he missed his turn and pulled into a layby on Leicester Road, Earl Shilton, near Hinckley, in July of the previous year. He then drove out without seeing an oncoming motorcyclist, who had slowed due to a Royal Mail van. The motorcyclist was thrown into the air, suffering a fractured hip, pelvis, and left forearm, requiring surgery and a two-week hospital stay, and was unable to care for himself afterwards.

Pleaded guilty immediately, no previous convictions, expressed genuine remorse, and the court noted they were as lenient as possible given the circumstances.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Cheryl Saunt

Drink-driving and driving without insurance

July 2, 2025

Sentence: Banned from driving for 2 years and 1 month and fined £458, plus £85 court costs and £183 victim surcharge

Cheryl Saunt was driving a friend's car along Narborough Road in Leicester when she crashed into a BMW at about 2am on June 12. She was over the drink-driving limit, with a breath test reading of 98 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath (nearly three times the legal limit of 35 microgrammes), and had no insurance. Witnesses prevented her from fleeing by standing in front of her car and removing the keys, describing her as stumbling around and visibly drunk. She was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary but repeatedly tried to leave, and later admitted having no recollection of the crash.

Pleaded guilty to drink-driving and driving without insurance. The offence was aggravated by the collision, lack of insurance, and high alcohol level. The chair of the bench noted the seriousness due to the road traffic collision and no insurance.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Debra Lucas

Possessing an unregistered fighting dog

July 2, 2025

Sentence: Fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs, £48 victim surcharge, and £250 towards kennelling costs, totaling £503; contingent destruction order for the dog

Debra Lucas received a pitbull terrier named Cookie as a gift from family members to assist with her anxiety. She was informed by the breeder that it was a legal American bulldog, but police seized the dog on May 12, 2025, during a visit to her home in Leicester's West End, and it was later confirmed to be a banned pitbull terrier. Lucas, unaware of the breed's status, had kept the dog for three years without issues, but it was subject to seizure under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

Admitted to the offense; no previous convictions; the dog was a constant companion helping with her anxiety

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Amy Badger

Theft from a shop

June 30, 2025

Sentence: Conditional discharge for 18 months, £114.35 compensation, £85 costs, and £26 victim surcharge

Amy Badger stole items worth £114.35 from the Tesco Express in Melton Road, Belgrave, on February 1. She entered the store with her own bags and a basket, placed groceries in the basket, then transferred them to her bags. A shop employee noticed her actions, but she left the store and entered a vehicle parked in a disabled bay with the engine running and her brother as the driver. The crime involved some planning, as her brother was waiting outside.

Pleaded guilty to the offence. Her lawyer noted it had been a difficult three years, with her children living with their father and her being on medication for mental health issues. She had a prior conditional caution for shoplifting in November last year.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Michael Mcdonagh

Theft

June 30, 2025

Sentence: 18-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £574

Michael McDonagh stole a pressure washer and a pond litter grabber worth £574 from B&Q near Leicester's Abbey Park on February 14. He was spotted acting suspiciously, set off the store alarms, and fled with the items intending to sell them to pay his rent.

Pleaded guilty to stealing from a shop. Has 64 previous offences, including 25 thefts. Expressed remorse and took full responsibility. Receiving Universal Credit but still paying off previous court expenses.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Timar Facey

Using threatening behaviour with intent to cause fear of violence

June 30, 2025

Sentence: 10-week suspended sentence and 200 hours of unpaid work

Timar Facey was involved in a fight with a bouncer on King Street on April 12, 2025, for which he received a community order. On June 6, 2025, he engaged in another fight inside The Basement nightclub on Wellington Street, Leicester city centre, where he grappled with another man, leading to a scuffle that continued outside until police arrived. He claimed the incident involved self-defence after his girlfriend was allegedly touched inappropriately, but evidence showed he was the main aggressor.

Pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour with intent to cause fear of violence. Breached previous community order by not attending unpaid work and an online course. Judge noted high culpability, intent to cause fear of violence, and that the incident was sustained.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

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