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Thames Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 9 verdicts at Thames Magistrates' Court (Bow, London). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Thames Magistrates' Court
June 2025 1 case
Drina Gray
26 Jun 2025
Harassment *
Sentence
40 months imprisonment

Drina Gray, 52, engaged in a relentless campaign of harassment against her neighbours 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 one victim 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.
dailyrecord.co.uk
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Thomas Hill
Date not specified
Offence under Section 5 of the Public Order Act *
Sentence
Fined £200 plus costs

Thomas Hill shouted homophobic comments or made homophobic actions towards visiting supporters at the West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion football match at the London Stadium on 1 February 2020.

Pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 5 of the Public Order Act.
thehaveringdaily.co.uk
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Gerard Mcguiness
Date not specified
Theft and breach of Community Protection Notice *
Sentence
150 days imprisonment

Gerard McGuiness was issued with a 12-month Community Protection Notice (CPN) by Kent Police on 26 January 2024, prohibiting him from entering Whitstable town centre or causing a nuisance in public. Despite the notice, he stole alcohol and food from a supermarket in Cromwell Road on 27 January and 3 February 2024.

Admitted all six offences: four counts of theft and two counts of breaching a Community Protection Notice. 30-year-old of no fixed address.
localrags.co.uk
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Mohammed Saimon
Date not specified
Supplying an article for use in fraud *
Sentence
12-month community order with 80 hours unpaid work and £1,858 costs

Mohammed Saimon was due to work as a doorman on May 11 in Billericay but sent a friend instead. Venue management recognised the substitute and contacted the security company. Saimon admitted he had sent his friend because he was unable to work that night. He was prosecuted by the SIA for supplying an article for use in fraud.

Admitted supplying an article for use in fraud. SIA manager commented that licence holders must be properly trained and vetted.
workingthedoors.co.uk
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Coral Dawkins
Date not specified
Failing to obtain a Private Rented Property Licence *
Sentence
Fined £800 and ordered to pay £637.31 costs and £80 victim surcharge

Coral Dawkins, 57, failed to obtain a licence for a property in Leyton that she had been renting out for the past 11 years. The council sent warning letters which were not responded to, and the property was visited as part of an enforcement day in January to confirm it was being rented privately.

Pleaded guilty to failing to obtain a Private Rented Property Licence.
landlordtoday.co.uk
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Mehmet Gurcuoglu
Date not specified
Operating a privately rented HMO without a licence and five breaches of management regulations *
Sentence
£8,992 court fine

Mehmet Gurcuoglu, director of Golden Motors on Andre Street in Hackney Downs, London, used a dilapidated outbuilding at the railway arch car wash and tyre workshop to house private renters, providing bedrooms with dangerous electrics, no natural light, a kitchen without hot water, tyres stored up to the ceiling blocking escape routes, and a battery operated smoke alarm covered with plastic sheeting. Hackney council officers joined police on a raid of the property in 2019, forcing the landlord to remove the tenants before taking legal action.

Pleaded guilty to operating a privately rented HMO without a licence and to five breaches of management regulations.
landlordtoday.co.uk
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Damian Critten
Date not specified
Offence under Section 5 of the Public Order Act *
Sentence
Fined £120 and given three-year football banning orders

Damian Critten shouted homophobic comments or made homophobic actions towards visiting supporters at the West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion football match at the London Stadium on 1 February 2020.

Pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 5 of the Public Order Act.
thehaveringdaily.co.uk
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Jack Wood
Date not specified
Offence under Section 5 of the Public Order Act *
Sentence
Fined £120 and given three-year football banning orders

Jack Wood shouted homophobic comments or made homophobic actions towards visiting supporters at the West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion football match at the London Stadium on 1 February 2020.

Pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 5 of the Public Order Act.
thehaveringdaily.co.uk
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Samuel Marshall
Date not specified
Offence under Section 5 of the Public Order Act *
Sentence
Fined £200 plus costs

Samuel Marshall shouted homophobic comments or made homophobic actions towards visiting supporters at the West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion football match at the London Stadium on 1 February 2020.

Pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 5 of the Public Order Act.
thehaveringdaily.co.uk
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58 Bow Rd, Bow, London E3 4DJ, Bow, London, E3 4DJ, United Kingdom
+443003030645
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 17:00

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 9 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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