Thames Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 7 verdicts at Thames Magistrates' Court (Bow, London). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

August 2026 1 case

Stephen Bear

14 Aug 2026

Failure to comply with sex offender register notification requirements *

Sentence

24 weeks imprisonment

Stephen Bear, who was on the sex offenders register following a 2023 prison sentence for voyeurism and disclosing private sexual images, failed to comply with notification requirements. He travelled to Brazil without notifying police and posted social media footage from a beach, saying police would not catch him. He also failed to notify police within three days of returning to the UK and did not declare a new passport and two bank cards obtained abroad. Offences included failures dated 17 January 2025, 20 January 2025, 27 April 2026 and 14 May 2026. He pleaded guilty to five counts and was given an immediate custodial sentence; the judge told him he needed to work on his strategies, noting he had a baby on the way.

Pleaded guilty to five counts of failing to comply with sex offender register notification requirements. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £154 surcharge.

independent.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 9 Sep 2026

July 2026 2 cases

Abdelkader Amir Bousloub

3 Jul 2026

Religiously aggravated intentional harassment *

Sentence

6 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 150 hours unpaid work, 20 days rehabilitation activity and £85 prosecution costs

Abdelkader Amir Bousloub approached a member of the Jewish community in Stamford Hill on 7 May 2026 and shouted antisemitic abuse while filming the incident on a mobile phone, intending to upload it to social media. He later claimed he wanted to copy something he had seen on an Instagram reel, but he pleaded guilty at Thames Magistrates' Court. The offence was treated as religiously aggravated, and prosecutors applied for a hate crime uplift.

Pleaded guilty to religiously aggravated intentional harassment. The court applied a hate crime sentence uplift.

cps.gov.uk

Checked against source, except the date 16 Sep 2026

Adam Bedoui

3 Jul 2026

Religiously aggravated intentional harassment *

Sentence

6 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 150 hours unpaid work, 20 days rehabilitation activity and £85 prosecution costs

Adam Bedoui stood alongside a co-defendant while the co-defendant shouted antisemitic abuse at a member of the Jewish community and filmed the incident on a mobile phone in Stamford Hill on 7 May 2026. Bedoui laughed and also harassed the victim. He made no comment in a police interview and later pleaded guilty at Thames Magistrates' Court. The offence was treated as religiously aggravated, and prosecutors applied for a hate crime uplift.

Pleaded guilty to religiously aggravated intentional harassment. The court applied a hate crime sentence uplift.

cps.gov.uk

Checked against source, except the date 16 Sep 2026

June 2025 2 cases

Juliana Quintero Velasco

30 Jun 2025

Theft by employee *

Sentence

120 hours unpaid work and £1,200 compensation

Juliana Quintero Velasco, 24, a cashier at a casino in Stratford, was caught on CCTV taking bank notes from a register drawer and using paperwork to cover the money before leaving through a security door. She stole £10,000 from her employer. Police arrested her at her home on June 14, 2025, less than 24 hours after being informed. She pleaded guilty to theft by employee and was sentenced to 120 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay £1,200 in compensation.

Pleaded guilty to theft by employee. The Gambling Commission said her licence is suspended.

standard.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 17 Sep 2026

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

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

January 2025 1 case

Lee Moise

9 Jan 2025

Theft *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months

Lee Moise, 46, repeatedly targeted a Tesco Express store in Leytonstone and was detained by police outside the store on 7 January after staff apprehended a man attempting to steal a large amount of alcohol. CCTV footage was recovered and he was later charged with nine other thefts and common assault on a member of staff at the same store, as well as a theft at a Co-op in Homerton.

Prolific shoplifter detained by police outside a Tesco Express store. Charged with nine other thefts and common assault on a member of staff at the same store, plus a theft at a Co-op.

standard.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 17 Sep 2026

Sentencing date not recorded 1 case

We could not confirm the sentencing date for these from the source report, so none is shown. Everything else about them was checked as usual.

Ion Prundaru

Fly-tipping *

Sentence

Twelve-month community order with 60 hours unpaid work; ordered to pay £800 costs and a £114 victim surcharge

Ion Prundaru illegally dumped household waste from a white van in Kenninghall Road, Angel Edmonton, during the evening of 6th July 2024. The offence was captured by CCTV and investigated by Enfield Council's waste enforcement team.

Pleaded guilty to fly-tipping charges at Thames Magistrates Court.

enfielddispatch.co.uk

Checked against source 28 Sep 2026

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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 7 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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