Telford Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Claire Hopkinson, a Telford resident, fraudulently claimed £3,261.65 in Statutory Sick Pay between March 28 and October 28, 2024, by submitting false FIT notes and sending messages claiming hip pain prevented her from working, including inability to walk, drive, or perform duties as a personal assistant. She fabricated hospital stays and a hip replacement operation. In reality, she worked as a personal assistant for two individuals through a private care company and ran her own body piercing business. She was interviewed under caution by Telford & Wrekin Council officers and admitted the deception.

Jonathan Beatty-Thomas, 36, of Willowfield in Telford, committed multiple thefts and assaults in Telford stores. On November 8, 2025, he assaulted a staff member while stealing sandwiches and smoothies from Tesco Express on Haygate Road in Wellington. On November 9, 2025, he kicked a worker at Greggs on New Street in Wellington after being challenged while trying to steal £35 worth of food. On November 12, 2025, he stole two gift sets worth £106 from a Boots store in Telford Centre.

Charlotte Corbett, 25, of no fixed address, breached a Criminal Behaviour Order issued in March by entering and stealing from prohibited stores in Telford. She committed two thefts from Boots in Wellington and one theft from Co-op in Stirchley on or before October 26, 2025. She was arrested on October 26, 2025.

Benjamin Males filmed himself driving a motorbike at speeds up to 98mph on country roads in Shropshire, pulling dangerous wheelies, and having several near misses, including in a 50mph zone in wet conditions. The video, posted on Instagram in April 2025, went viral with over one million views, leading to his identification and arrest despite attempts to conceal his identity.

Andrew Bowman assaulted Environment Agency officers at Poole Hall Fishery in Shropshire on September 6, 2023, by hitting one officer in the face after refusing to provide his fishing licence details. He became verbally and physically abusive, obstructed the bailiffs, and provided false information about his identity, requiring police intervention to resolve the situation.

Sidney Bowman assaulted two Environment Agency officers at Poole Hall Fishery in Shropshire on September 6, 2023, after refusing to provide his fishing licence details. He poked one officer in the eye and attempted to grab the officer's chest where his radio was located, during a confrontation that escalated when the officers tried to remove fishing gear as evidence.

On August 1, 2023, Logan Addison was caught driving a vehicle while disqualified and without insurance. This incident occurred less than a month after he was previously disqualified from driving on July 26, 2023, and was part of a pattern of repeated driving offences following the fatal crash in February 2023.