Poole Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 18 verdicts at Poole Magistrates' Court (Poole). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Lauryn Page Dashwood

Failing to comply with red traffic signal

July 31, 2025

Sentence: £220 fine, £88 victim services surcharge, £650 costs, and three penalty points

On January 26, 2024, Lauryn Page Dashwood drove her Nissan and failed to comply with a red traffic signal on Wimborne Road, a road other than a motorway, resulting in her conviction.

Found guilty in absence; total amount £958 to be paid by August 31; driving record endorsed; notification sent to DVLA

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Dexter Robinson

Breach of community order

June 19, 2025

Sentence: New community order with a 28-day electronically-monitored curfew from 7 pm to 7 am until July 17, 2025

Dexter Robinson, 22, of Ash Grove, Ringwood, missed unpaid-work induction sessions on January 18 and February 1, 2025, leading to the revocation of his original community order.

Jamie Duffy

Breach of suspended-sentence order

June 18, 2025

Sentence: £40 fine

Jamie Duffy, 25, of Archway Road, Poole, failed to attend probation appointments on December 13, 2024, and April 16, 2025, breaching a suspended-sentence order imposed in October 2024.

Breached a suspended-sentence order by failing to attend probation appointments.

Sources: bournemouthecho.co.uk

Robert Bedford

Exceeding the speed limit

June 18, 2025

Sentence: Fined £92, ordered to pay £150 in costs and £37 victim services surcharge, and endorsed with three penalty points

Robert Bedford was caught driving at 86mph on the A31 dual carriageway near Ringwood, exceeding the 70mph speed limit, on March 21, 2023. The offence was detected by manned police equipment at the Picket Post section.

Ben Murray

Breach of court order

June 17, 2025

Sentence: Seven days in prison

Ben Murray, 33, of Crier Close, Gillingham, failed to attend an appointment at Poole Probation Centre on April 3, 2025, and left his approved accommodation, demonstrating flagrant disregard for court orders.

Breached court orders by failing to attend an appointment and leaving approved accommodation, with the sentence to run concurrently with a nine-week sentence from another court.

Sources: bournemouthecho.co.uk

Twana Ahmed

Breach of community order

June 16, 2025

Sentence: 10 hours of unpaid work added to community order

Twana Ahmed breached a community order imposed on August 20, 2024, by missing probation appointments on September 2 and September 9, 2024, and an unpaid-work session on May 1, 2025.

Admitted breaching a community order by failing to attend probation appointments on September 2 and September 9, 2024, and an unpaid-work session on May 1, 2025. The order was made more onerous, to be completed by August 19, 2025.

Sources: bournemouthecho.co.uk

Shafi Momad

Racially aggravated assault

June 13, 2025

Sentence: Six weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, with up to 20 rehabilitation-activity days

Shafi Momad, 30, of Meyrick Road, Bournemouth, breached a community order imposed on February 27, 2025, by failing to attend unpaid-work sessions on March 19 and March 29, 2025, and a supervision appointment on March 28, 2025, without providing evidence or a reasonable excuse. The original order stemmed from a racially aggravated assault committed in Westminster while he was drunk.

Breached a community order by failing to attend unpaid-work sessions and a supervision appointment. Original order related to a racially aggravated assault.

Sources: bournemouthecho.co.uk

Reece Pettitt

Breach of post-sentence supervision

June 13, 2025

Sentence: £50 fine and £60 costs

Reece Pettitt, 28, of Carlton Road, Bournemouth, failed to attend probation appointments on April 7, April 17, and April 25, 2025, breaching his post-sentence supervision requirements.

Breached post-sentence supervision by failing to attend probation appointments.

Sources: bournemouthecho.co.uk

David Stephen Dymond

Assault by beating of an emergency worker

August 19, 2024

Sentence: 4 months imprisonment and £200 compensation

David Stephen Dymond, aged 33, of Commercial Road, Weymouth, assaulted two police officers who responded to a reported assault on August 7, 2024. The incident occurred at 11.21pm, where a woman was taken to Dorset County Hospital. Dymond was arrested on suspicion of assault and drugs offences. The individuals involved were known to each other, and police confirmed no threat to the wider public.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker, possession of a class B drug, and threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour with intent to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence. A deprivation order was issued for the knife-related offence, and the cannabis was ordered to be destroyed.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Sean Finn

Criminal damage

August 11, 2024

Sentence: Conditionally discharged for nine months and ordered to pay £1013.52 in compensation

Sean Finn caused £1013.52 of damage to The Moon in the Square pub in Bournemouth town centre by damaging several windows on October 24, 2024.

Dylan Birchall

Driving while disqualified

July 11, 2024

Sentence: 24-month community order including 25 days of rehabilitation activity and 275 hours of unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 8 months, fined £438, costs of £85, and a victim surcharge of £114

On May 31, Dylan Birchall drove a silver Volkswagen Polo on the A35 Upton Bypass in Poole while disqualified from driving and without third party insurance, exceeding the 70 mph speed limit.

Dylan Ryan Birchall

Speeding

July 11, 2024

Sentence: Two-year community order, eight-month driving disqualification, £438 fine, £114 victim surcharge, and £85 costs

On May 31, Dylan Ryan Birchall drove a silver Volkswagen Polo at 124mph on the A35 Upton bypass, significantly exceeding the speed limit. Police stopped him after detecting the high speed with a laser device and noted excessive heat from the tyres and a strong odour of hot rubber and brake material. He was charged with multiple offences related to this incident.

Admitted to driving whilst disqualified and without insurance. Sergeant Chris Brolan highlighted the dangers of excessive speed and its role in fatal collisions.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Nigel Shaun Treadwell

Assault on an emergency worker

June 5, 2024

Sentence: 42 weeks imprisonment

On June 4, 2024, in Westham Road, Weymouth, Nigel Shaun Treadwell, who was intoxicated, became verbally abusive towards paramedics in an ambulance, spat at them, and punched one in the stomach. He was arrested for assaulting an emergency worker and breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order that restricted him from being intoxicated in public and entering certain areas. While in custody, he also committed criminal damage by spitting on the cell floor.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker and breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order. He had prior convictions for shoplifting and anti-social behaviour, and comments from PC Tom Arnold highlighted intolerance for violence against emergency services.

Sources: dorsetecho.co.uk

Callum Smith

Assault

May 22, 2024

Sentence: 16 weeks suspended custody for 18 months, 120 hours of unpaid work, 20 days of rehabilitation activity, £200 compensation, and 5 years driving disqualification

Callum Smith, 34, of Poole Lane, Bournemouth, spat at PC Allen while the officer was on duty at Tesco Superstore on Poole Road on February 6, 2024. He also drove while disqualified, without insurance, and over the alcohol limit on the same date and location. Additionally, he was found in possession of 0.4g of cocaine at Bournemouth Custody and admitted to stealing a driving licence at Bournemouth Police Station in 2023.

Max Etheridge

Possession of cocaine

April 7, 2024

Sentence: £300 fine

Max Etheridge, 24, of Moot Lane in Downton, was caught in possession of cocaine, a Class A drug, in Salisbury on February 12, 2024, contravening the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Pleaded guilty; ordered to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service. The cocaine was forfeited and destroyed.

Sources: salisburyjournal.co.uk

Mohamed Sanida Derraz

Possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation

August 6, 2023

Sentence: fined £120, ordered to pay £50 in compensation and a victim surcharge of £48

Mohamed Sanida Derraz was caught in Old Christchurch Road in Bournemouth on July 12 with nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation, and he also assaulted a constable and possessed cannabis.

Pleaded guilty to possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation, as well as assaulting a constable in execution of duty and possession of a controlled drug, namely cannabis.

Sources: bournemouthecho.co.uk

Balen Ahmed

Possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation

August 6, 2023

Sentence: fined £92, ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a victim surcharge of £37

Balen Ahmed was caught in Old Christchurch Road in Bournemouth on July 12 with nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation, leading to his appearance in court.

Salman Jeylanni

Possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation

August 6, 2023

Sentence: fined £40 and ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs

Salman Jeylanni was caught in Old Christchurch Road in Bournemouth on July 12 with nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation, leading to his appearance in court.

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