Manchester Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 10 verdicts at Manchester Magistrates' Court (Manchester). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Michael White

Assault of an emergency worker

September 1, 2025

Sentence: £1,000 in court costs and £100 in victim compensation

Michael White, 40, was shouting homophobic slurs such as 'gay boys' at passers-by on Canal Street in Manchester's Gay Village in October 2022. Plain-clothed officers intervened, but he became abusive, grabbed an officer's arm, swung him around, and attempted to drag him towards the Rochdale Canal. He was subsequently detained and found guilty.

Pleaded not guilty and continued to deny charges of assault of an emergency worker.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Steve Jones

Littering

August 28, 2025

Sentence: £433 fine

Steve Jones was wrongly prosecuted for dropping a cigarette butt on Market Street in Manchester on December 14, 2024, despite being 200 miles away in Maidstone, Kent, at a funeral director's. The error occurred due to incorrect information provided to enforcement officers and failures in council procedures, leading to a fixed-penalty notice and subsequent prosecution.

Convicted in absence due to administrative error; the council admitted the mistake and is working to set aside the conviction. He protested his innocence and provided evidence of his whereabouts.

Sources: birminghammail.co.uk

Alfie Holt

Assault by beating

July 14, 2025

Sentence: Three-year football banning order and £253 fine

Alfie Holt, a 20-year-old Manchester United fan with a season ticket in the Stretford End, attended the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on April 6, 2025. After the match, he shouted abuse at Manchester City players near the tunnel. When Jack Grealish responded and a verbal altercation ensued, Holt slapped Grealish on the chin and cheek. He was later arrested outside the ground and cooperated with police during his interview.

Pleaded guilty to assault by beating; no previous convictions; expressed remorse; incident occurred after consuming alcohol and a verbal altercation; fine to be paid by his parents.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Kyle Windsor

Assault on airline staff

July 9, 2025

Sentence: Unknown specific sentence

Kyle Windsor, in a drunken state after a break-up, yelled insults and attacked Jet2 staff at Manchester Airport when prevented from boarding his flight to Ibiza.

Attacked Jet2 staff after being told he was too drunk to board a flight to Ibiza during a drinking binge following a break-up.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Xin Zhang

Outraging public decency

June 24, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order and 180 hours of unpaid work

In spring 2023, Xin Zhang, a long-time member of the Tom Husband Leisure Centre at the University of Salford, entered the sauna after swimming. He pulled his shorts down and touched himself while staring at a woman through the sauna window, causing her distress. The woman reported that he grabbed his penis and moved his hands up and down for three to four minutes. Zhang provided inconsistent accounts, claiming he was warming his genitals due to being cold or adjusting his shorts for eczema, but magistrates found his actions were for sexual gratification.

Pleaded guilty to outraging public decency. Magistrates rejected his account that it was not a sexual act and determined it was for sexual gratification. Also ordered to complete 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days and pay £400 in costs and a surcharge of £114.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Simon Hughes

Driving While Disqualified

June 7, 2025

Sentence: Nine-month drug rehabilitation programme, 12 days of rehabilitation activities, and six months added to road ban

Simon Hughes drove a Nissan Qashqai on May 25, 2025, while disqualified and without insurance.

Claire Faulkner

Theft

August 15, 2024

Sentence: £10 fine, drug rehabilitation order, £10 compensation, and 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days

Claire Faulkner stole an unknown value of chocolate from a Co-op in Bolton on December 14. She was sentenced after pleading guilty, with the court ordering rehabilitation and financial penalties.

Haydn Campbell

Drug driving

May 5, 2024

Sentence: Banned from driving for 1 year and fined £266

Haydn Campbell was driving a Volkswagen Golf on East Mayne in Basildon on December 1, 2023, when found with 9.8 micrograms of THC per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 2 micrograms.

Admitted drug driving; also ordered to pay costs of £85 and a victim services surcharge of £106.

Sources: echo-news.co.uk

Simon Ollerton-Lewis

Drug driving

January 1, 2024

Sentence: Community order until January 31, 2025, banned from driving for 15 months, fined £100, and costs of £85

Simon Ollerton-Lewis drove a Seat Ibiza on Chorley New Road, Horwich on January 1, 2024, while over the legal limit for cocaine.

Admitted to driving while over the legal limit for cocaine and was ordered to attend up to five rehabilitation activity days.

Sources: theboltonnews.co.uk

Ibrahim Rumatila

Driving whilst disqualified

July 23, 2023

Sentence: 6-month driving ban and 180 hours of unpaid work

Ibrahim Rumatila, aged 28, drove a BMW 5 Series on George Street in Rochdale on March 27, through a no entry sign, whilst disqualified and with no insurance.

Pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified, through a no entry sign, and no insurance. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £114 surcharge.

Sources: theboltonnews.co.uk

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