Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 19 verdicts at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court (Newton Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Carl Robinson

Shoplifting

July 30, 2025

Sentence: 40 weeks imprisonment

Carl Robinson, a 32-year-old from Parker Terrace, Ferryhill, was arrested after stealing meat and butter from Co-op and B&M stores in Ferryhill. He attempted to disguise himself by covering his face with a pair of boxer shorts and was captured on CCTV. He was charged with 10 shop thefts and one attempted shop theft, and he was identified due to prior interactions with neighbourhood officers. Robinson was described as Ferryhill's most prolific shoplifter, responsible for 14 out of 17 shoplifting charges that month, and the offences had a detrimental impact on store staff and the community.

Pleaded guilty to the offences. In breach of a previous conditional discharge for similar offences. Ordered to pay nearly £700 in compensation.

Sources: chroniclelive.co.uk

Daniel Crawford

Assault

July 10, 2025

Sentence: £200 fine, £50 compensation, and £85 costs

Daniel Crawford, 34, of no fixed abode from the Chester-le-Street area, assaulted a police constable during an incident in Durham on June 18, 2025. He also used threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress, and resisted the police constable while the officer was carrying out his duty.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police constable and other offences. The offence was aggravated due to the victim being an emergency worker. Court took guilty plea into account.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Patricia Hewitt

Theft

July 1, 2025

Sentence: a fine and a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order banning her from Durham city

Patricia Hewitt walked into Poundland in Durham last month and stole underwear, including a bra, along with other items of clothing. Once outside the shop, she stripped naked in front of passers-by, dressed in the stolen items, and binned her old clothes.

Pleaded guilty to theft and a public order offence. She is 41 years old and of no fixed abode.

Sources: chroniclelive.co.uk

Paul Britton

Breaching a Public Spaces Protection Order

October 2, 2024

Sentence: Fined £660, £264 victim surcharge, and £150 in costs

Paul Britton breached a Public Spaces Protection Order by begging on Union Street, Darlington on June 8, 2024, in contravention of section 7(c) of the Public Spaces Protection Order – Darlington Town Centre number 1 of 2022.

Samantha Rush

Causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal

October 2, 2024

Sentence: Fined £576, £230 victim surcharge, £300 in costs, and disqualified from keeping horses for three years

Samantha Rush caused unnecessary suffering to a horse named Marvel by failing to address the animal's poor condition and weight loss between February 6, 2024, and February 29, 2024.

Kurt Lewis Dilks

Carrying on business as a scrap metal dealer without authorisation

October 2, 2024

Sentence: Fined £133, £53 victim surcharge, and £300 in costs

Kurt Lewis Dilks carried on business as a scrap metal dealer without authorisation between June 1, 2023, and July 13, 2023.

Pleaded guilty to carrying on business as a scrap metal dealer without authorisation. Payment deadline of October 31, 2024.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Graham Michael

Breach of domestic violence protection order

October 2, 2024

Sentence: 19 days imprisonment

Graham Michael breached a domestic violence protection order by assaulting a woman at Chatton Close, Chester-le-Street on September 30, 2024, just six days after the order was issued.

Admitted to breaching a domestic violence protection order. The court emphasised the serious nature of the offence.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Ashley Allan

Drug driving

July 10, 2024

Sentence: 12-month community order with 27 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 6-month drug rehabilitation order, 18-month driving ban, and £199 costs

Ashley Allan, 29, of Emerson Way, Newton Aycliffe, lost control of his car on Burnhill Way on January 4, 2024, after suffering a medical episode. He swerved across the road, nearly colliding with another vehicle before crashing into a tree. Tests revealed he had cocaine, cannabis, and benzoylecgonine in his system above the legal limits. This incident occurred amid personal struggles, including increased drug use due to grief over his mother's death and related financial debts that pulled him into criminality.

Pleaded guilty to the offense. Mitigating factors include diagnosis of PTSD and ADHD, loss of mother in 2024 leading to increased drug use and debts. Judge commented on his mental wellbeing issues and drug misuse, noting he had stayed out of trouble for the last five years.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Nikki Alderson

Fraud by False Representation

July 10, 2024

Sentence: 8 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days, and repay £3,900

Nikki Alderson stole £3,900 from an elderly couple in New Brancepeth by withdrawing cash from their bank account without reasonable excuse. She had been given access to their account to buy essentials as their health failed, between September 2023 and March 2024. The couple, who treated her like a daughter, had complete trust in her, but she betrayed that trust. One victim has since passed away, and the other is in a care home due to dementia. The family was devastated by the breach.

Pleaded guilty to theft and fraud by false representation. The court noted it was a breach of trust of vulnerable victims, committed over several months, and that she had already paid back £780. The chairman of the bench stated she could be rehabilitated and pay back the money.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Christopher Thompson

Sending communications threatening death or serious harm

July 10, 2024

Sentence: Two-year community order with 35 rehabilitation activity requirement days and £199 towards court costs

Christopher Thompson made several threatening and abusive phone calls to the police, including threats to kill the Chief Constable and to stab an officer in the neck. He had a large kitchen knife tucked in his waistband when police arrived at his Darlington home on June 14, 2024. He was intoxicated and experiencing a mental health episode at the time.

Pleaded guilty; was intoxicated and suffering from a mental health episode; has a previous conviction for a similar offence; the judge warned of potential prison time for future offences.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Tracey Spensley

Theft

May 19, 2024

Sentence: Community order with 18 days of rehabilitation appointments and 300 hours of unpaid work, plus £87.30 compensation

Tracey Spensley, 34, of Salvin Street, Croxdale, Durham, stole 18 tubs of Lurpak worth £87 from the Co-op in Consett on April 20, 2024, and stole washing items worth £100 from The Range at Fieldon Shopping Park in Bishop Auckland on May 18, 2024.

Peter Harrison

Theft

May 19, 2024

Sentence: Detention until court hearing (already served) and £60 compensation

Peter Harrison stole a Gillette intimate grooming razor worth £60 from Boots in Darlington on May 13, 2024. He was detained in custody before his court appearance on May 19, 2024.

Pleaded guilty to the charge. Had been detained in custody prior to the court appearance.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Abigail Flatman

Shoplifting

April 14, 2024

Sentence: 24 weeks in prison

Abigail Flatman, a 21-year-old from Shildon, stole £70 worth of chocolate from Morrisons in Chilton or Newton Aycliffe on Saturday. She was banned from the shop under her Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO), leading to her arrest on Sunday for multiple offences, including four shopliftings and two breaches of her CBO.

Ordered to pay compensation. Prolific shoplifter with a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO); arrested for six offences including four shopliftings and two breaches.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Grant West

Shoplifting

April 10, 2024

Sentence: 22 weeks in prison

Grant West, a 35-year-old from Ferryhill, stole £58.50 worth of Red Bull and chocolate from a Co-op in Ferryhill. He was arrested and charged with shoplifting, assault, and breaching a suspended sentence order.

Ordered to pay compensation. Charged with shoplifting, assault, and breaching a suspended sentence order.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Pamela Mary Brown

Causing unnecessary suffering to animals

March 6, 2024

Sentence: 11-week curfew from 9pm to 7am daily until May 21, with electronic monitoring

Between January and May 2023, Pamela Mary Brown neglected the well-being of two horses, Rosealee and Topsy, by failing to provide effective equine dentistry care and addressing their underweight and poor bodily conditions.

Pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to two horses; disqualified from dealing with horses for ten years, and ordered to pay a £114 surcharge and £300 in costs at £20 per month starting April 3.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Lee Henley

Theft

March 6, 2024

Sentence: Eight-month conditional discharge

On February 27, 2024, Lee Henley stole four men's Regatta coats worth £200 from Boyes Ltd in Consett; on March 1, 2024, he stole Lurpak butter valued at £32.90 from Village Store in Consett.

Pleaded guilty to two theft charges; ordered to repay £232.90 for stolen items and pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Gavin Engleby

Assault

March 5, 2024

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge

On July 17, 2023, Gavin Engleby assaulted a man and caused criminal damage to the man's bicycle in Ryhope.

Pleaded guilty to assault and criminal damage; ordered to pay £200 compensation for assault, £581 for criminal damage, £85 costs to Crown Prosecution Service, and £26 surcharge, payable in £50 monthly instalments starting April 2.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Chelsea Mcstravick

Burglary

March 5, 2024

Sentence: £80 fine, £50 compensation for stolen cash

On November 6, 2023, Chelsea McStravick burgled the till area of a Morrisons store on Whiteheart Crescent in Darlington, stealing £50 in cash.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary; ordered to pay £85 legal costs and a £32 surcharge, with payments in £20 monthly instalments starting March 19.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

Toni Marsh

Drink driving

March 4, 2024

Sentence: Community order with 200 hours of unpaid work within a year, and 29 months driving disqualification (reducible by 29 weeks upon course completion)

On September 7, 2023, Toni Marsh drove a Vauxhall Corsa while having 125 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit.

Pleaded guilty to driving over the alcohol limit; ordered to pay £85 in court costs and a £114 surcharge.

Sources: thenorthernecho.co.uk

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