Portsmouth Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Matthew Simpson, from Wecock in Waterlooville, racked up over £2,200 in unpaid council tax owed to Havant Borough Council, stretching from April 2013 to March 2016 totaling £2,236.70. He repeatedly ignored payment plans.

Shamsul Khan, operator of Aubergine restaurant on Albert Road, Southsea, was found during a surprise inspection to have appalling hygiene: dirt, grease, and food debris scattered everywhere, neglected hand-washing stations, mouse bait spillages near stored food, grimy surfaces, and no effective food safety management system.

Sidney Simpson of ‘S&S Clearances’ dumped household and commercial waste illegally at a major flytipping site discovered by the Environment Agency on Hulbert Road, Havant in September 2018, including waste collected from a church in Portsmouth. The site involved orchestrated dumping forming around 40 different tips from small vehicles, causing environmental problems including fire and toxic smoke, and waste entering a local stream. It cost £100,000 to clear.

Between 5 September and 24 October, Simon Collins stole food worth £1,925 from ten different Co-Op stores in Portsmouth, including those on Great Southsea Street, Twyford Avenue, and Fawcett Road.

Kevin Snelling, 37, breached a restraining order by entering a road in Fareham he was banned from on Monday, January 2, intending to contact his ex-partner. He was caught and quickly sentenced.

Lisa Horstead, 40, of Athena Avenue, Waterlooville, repeatedly played loud amplified music over a period of eight months, causing persistent noise complaints from neighbours. Havant Borough Council's Environmental Health team investigated, leading to her conviction and the imposition of a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order.

Mark Hawkins, 40, of St Andrews Road, stole a brand new laptop from Computer Junction on Elm Grove in January, an act captured on CCTV. The footage went viral on social media, leading to his identification. He also admitted assaulting a victim on 1 Road on 7th January, stealing £199 worth of accessories from Wilko on Arundel Street on 6th March, smashing a shop window at Fratton Asda, and possessing cannabis, a Class B drug, on 2nd April.

On 15th August 2021, Aiden Graves, 23 from Hunston, West Sussex, met two teenage girls and drove erratically along Cheltenham Road, Portsmouth. He lost control around a bend, crashing the car into a tree. The vehicle was smoking, and Graves fled the scene, leaving the injured girls. One victim suffered lacerations to her head and legs requiring 60 stitches, the other victim suffered an L5 traumatic lower spine fracture and head laceration. Both were hospitalized.

Daniel Worboys of ‘Rubbish Clearance Portsmouth’ dumped household and commercial waste illegally at a major flytipping site discovered by the Environment Agency on Hulbert Road, Havant in September 2018. The site involved orchestrated dumping forming around 40 different tips from small vehicles, causing environmental problems including fire and toxic smoke, and waste entering a local stream. It cost £100,000 to clear.

Gary Saunders, 57, of Portland Street, Portsmouth, breached his Anti-Social Behaviour Order by causing harassment, alarm and distress. He had previously been let off in May for three ASBO breaches. In addition, he committed theft of £11.48 worth of food from a Co-op on 27 June, breached a conditional discharge for theft of perfume on 27 April and bike theft on 18 May, and drove without a licence or insurance on 8 August. He also failed to surrender to custody on 15 August.

Jason Newman of ‘What A Load Of Rubbish’ dumped household and commercial waste illegally at a major flytipping site discovered by the Environment Agency on Hulbert Road, Havant in September 2018. The site involved orchestrated dumping forming around 40 different tips from small vehicles, causing environmental problems including fire and toxic smoke, and waste entering a local stream. It cost £100,000 to clear.

Jason Nicholls stalked the Chief Constable of Sussex, Jo Shiner, from October 2022 to August 2024 through a persistent campaign on social media, email, and phone. He created a wanted poster with her photograph, accused her of crimes against policing, and made a fake Twitter account in her name posting abusive messages and false claims of corruption. He resides on the Isle of Wight.