Romford Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Paul Wright left his spaniel in a dark, rubbish-filled cellar without food or water, causing the dog to starve to death over at least 10 days. The emaciated body was found under a plastic chair, weighing 7kg compared with a healthy weight of around 15kg. A vet found no muscle mass and an untreated parasitic infection. Wright admitted he had not sought veterinary help and had not taken the dog to a vet for years.

Paul Scholes was caught driving a Range Rover at 37mph in a 30mph zone on the A649 Halifax Road near Cleckheaton at just after 11.30pm on March 3. He replied to a notice of intended prosecution confirming he had been the driver. West Yorkshire Police prosecuted him for speeding.

Ed Sheeran failed to insure his 1966 Aston Martin while it was undergoing restoration and conversion to an electric vehicle at a workshop. The vehicle had been with the workshop since 2021 and was declared off-road with a SORN notice on February 1, 2026. He believed the workshop's insurance covered the car and that it remained garaged and inoperable.

Barney Walsh was recorded driving at 58mph in a temporary 50mph zone on the M4 at junction 19 westbound in South Gloucestershire on 27 October 2025. He already had nine penalty points on his licence, and the new speeding offence brought him to the penalty point threshold for disqualification. He pleaded guilty and was subsequently banned from driving for six months.

Mohammed Tariq advertised and sold an endangered 23-year-old African Grey Parrot named Casper as a 'super tame 10-year-old' for £1,245 on March 25, 2025. The bird suffered severe injuries including feather loss, shaking, inability to move or eat, beak deformity, malnutrition, skeletal deformity, and untreatable chronic progressive disease, leading to euthanasia on April 3, 2025. A second endangered Congo Grey Parrot found at his home was in a too-small cage, unable to extend wings, with wing hip abrasion, open/healing wounds, broken/missing feathers, and inadequate food, water, and enrichment, causing unnecessary suffering. Tariq lacked required permits and licences despite 2019 ruling that his home was unsuitable; he continued trading exotic birds commercially.

Susan Posarsek was driving home after spending the afternoon drinking in Abingdon on 26 June when members of the public reported concerns about her driving. She was later arrested after crashing into a wall.

On 20 September 2025, Ted Andrews was found by police at Swindon's Magic Roundabout with a broken-down Skoda that had collided with an object. He was breathalysed, found to be above the legal alcohol limit, and arrested. He later pleaded guilty to drink driving and was fined and disqualified from driving.

Mohammed Khan's German Shepherd was found living in a metal enclosure measuring 120cm long and 100cm high and wide, with no side panels or solid base and exposed to the elements apart from a plywood roof. Khan had been warned by police and the RSPCA to improve the dog's living conditions, but failed to do so. The dog was put to sleep after her health was assessed.