Thames Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 8 verdicts at Thames Magistrates' Court (Bow, London). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

March 2026 1 case

Not Stated

Stalking *

Sentence

two-year community order

A solicitor convicted of stalking was sentenced at Thames Magistrates’ Court.

District judge also imposes a seven-year restraining order.

10 Mar 2026

June 2025 1 case

Drina Gray

Harassment *

Sentence

40 months imprisonment

Drina Gray, 52, engaged in a relentless campaign of harassment against her neighbours Ben and Emma in Wandsworth, southwest London, starting in April 2023. This included smashing their Ring doorbell cameras on two occasions, making threats of violence such as burning their house or harming them physically, playing loud music at night causing sleep deprivation, and using threatening words and behaviour. The harassment spanned over 18 months, leading to the victims feeling like prisoners in their own home, with Ben losing his job due to the stress and both suffering from anxiety, depression, and panic attacks.

Pleaded guilty to charges; judge noted persistent harassment despite warnings, aggravated by alcohol, with 18 prior convictions for various offences.

26 Jun 2025

October 2024 1 case

Abdishakur Osman

Theft *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment

Abdishakur Osman, a 22-year-old business student from Meesons Lane in Grays, Thurrock, stole clothing items worth £11,753 from Harrods Studio where he was employed as a security guard by a security company. The theft occurred on 15 June 2023, with stock missing between 14 June and 15 June 2023. CCTV footage showed him browsing the stock room, selecting items, and placing them in bags to take outside. Previously in July 2023, he returned missing stock worth about £11,000, prompting further inquiries and discovery of the June theft. Items from the second theft were not recovered. The theft was financially motivated due to home problems, and he had a friend sell the goods to avoid his mother discovering them.

Previously admitted stealing. Defence claimed spur of the moment with no planning, but rejected by district judge Susan Holdham. Financially motivated due to problems at home; in trouble with his mother. Gross breach of trust as he was employed as a security guard to protect the items.

9 Oct 2024

May 2024 2 cases

Connor Cattle

Drug driving *

Sentence

Banned from driving for 3 years and fined £1,000

Connor Cattle was driving a Fiat 500 on the A127 in Basildon on May 2, 2023, with 122 micrograms of ketamine per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 20 micrograms.

Admitted drug driving; also handed a £400 victim surcharge.

1 May 2024

Douglas Wante

Driving while disqualified and without insurance *

Sentence

Fined £346

Douglas Wante was driving a Mini on Southernhay in Basildon on April 3, 2023, while banned from driving and without insurance.

Admitted driving while banned and without insurance; also handed six penalty points and ordered to pay a £138 surcharge.

1 May 2024

April 2024 1 case

Mark Gray

Theft and trespass with intent to steal *

Sentence

16 weeks imprisonment suspended for 1 year

Mark Gray, 35, of Templecombe Road, Hackney, entered a Co-op store in Gardner Avenue, Stanford-le-Hope, as a trespasser with intent to steal on March 20 and February 5, and stole multiple bottles of whiskey from Tesco in Leytonstone on March 24.

Admitted to theft and trespass offences.

30 Apr 2024

June 2022 2 cases

Yoan Zouma

Aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring causing unnecessary suffering to a cat *

Sentence

140 hours community service

In February 2022, Yoan Zouma filmed his brother Kurt kicking and slapping their Bengal cat in the kitchen and uploaded the video to Snapchat to send to a woman he was due to date. The woman was shocked and cancelled the meeting. Yoan participated in the reprehensible act against the pet.

Admitted one count of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the offence. Genuine remorse shown but participated in the disgraceful act.

1 Jun 2022

Kurt Zouma

Causing unnecessary suffering to a cat *

Sentence

180 hours community service, 5-year ban from keeping cats, £9,000 court costs

In February 2022, Kurt Zouma kicked and slapped his Bengal cat in his kitchen, volleying it across the room, throwing shoes at it, and slapping its head while saying 'I swear I’ll kill it.' The incident was filmed by his brother Yoan Zouma and posted on Snapchat, viewed by five accounts before deletion. The act was premeditated, stemming from the cat damaging a chair. The cats were well cared for per vet report but were signed over to be rehomed. Zouma faced international condemnation, lost sponsorship with Adidas, was fined £250,000 by his club, and excluded from the France national team.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a cat. Genuine remorse shown but failed to care for the cat's needs. Subject to racist abuse and threats post-incident.

1 Jun 2022

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About Thames Magistrates' Court

Thames Magistrates' Court, located in Bow, London, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 8 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Bow, London area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

The court can be found at 58 Bow Rd, Bow, London E3 4DJ, E3 4DJ.

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