Westminster Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Tim Fory committed a series of off-duty stalking incidents against a woman between July and September 2024. The offending included harassment over social media, physically following the woman, and sending a malicious message to her former partner. He was arrested four days after the victim reported his actions in September 2024 and was later charged with stalking.

On 12 August 2025, Ashley Cox entered the trackside at Wandsworth Common railway station in South London, attempted to evade officers and climbed onto a gantry. He remained there for around two hours, causing widespread disruption with multiple services delayed or cancelled in both directions and thousands of passengers affected.

Daniel Maldonado Paulson targeted passengers on the London Underground. On 7 February 2026, plain-clothes British Transport Police officers patrolling the Piccadilly Line observed him scanning carriages for potential victims and intervened at South Kensington Underground station. As officers escorted him up the escalator, he attempted to run but was detained. A search uncovered a mobile phone reported stolen 20 minutes earlier and an electronic card reader.

Derek Egan, 39, of Clayfield Way, Uxbridge, climbed over a fence into the garden of Kensington Palace at about 4am on December 22, 2025. He was arrested, taken to a police station, and bailed with conditions banning him from returning to the royal residence. However, he went back the following day, December 23, 2025, breaching his bail conditions. When questioned by the judge, he admitted he did it 'because I am a criminal' and stated he was happy to accept the court's judgment.

Mangal Dalal, 42, of Hyde Park Gardens, Westminster, London, stalked Liverpool FC women’s player the victim by sending repeated inappropriate and sexually explicit messages via Instagram between 27 January 2025 and 16 February 2025, including his mobile number and postcode, asking her to visit him and implying he would attend her football games. The victim blocked him and informed Liverpool FC. On 16 February 2025, Dalal travelled to an LFC women’s team away game in Manchester and waited pitch side after the game, where he was identified by a steward and LFC’s safety officer.

Paul Newman, 56, of Park Road East, Uxbridge, was involved in disorder during the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest in the Whitehall area of central London on 13 September 2025, breaching Section 35 of the Public Order Act.

Liam Hutchinson, a 32-year-old with no fixed address, committed 99 shoplifting offences between May and August 2025, stealing large quantities of electrical items and razors from Boots stores in Chelsea and Kensington, resulting in over £107,000 in lost revenue for the business.

Sasha Charles, 31, director of Landlord Advice UK Limited, carried out regulated eviction litigation activities without proper authorisation between 10th July 2019 and April 2023. He falsely represented himself as the ‘claimant’s solicitor’ in civil disputes and described himself as a ‘lawyer’ in Companies House filings. The deception was described by the judge as ‘deliberate, planned and sophisticated’. His company shares the same registered address as the British Landlords Association and was linked from their website.

Keaton Adams persistently stalked radio DJ the victim by sending numerous messages, letters, emails, and gifts between November 1, 2024, and February 20, 2025. He turned up at the Heart radio studio in Leicester Square, London, in January 2025, and sent delusional messages, including claims of a relationship, marriage plans in Australia, and references to spyware. This behaviour left the victim feeling unsafe, paranoid, and unable to use public transport.

Adoum was arrested at the scene on 9 February 2025 after police responded to reports of a man attempting to force entry to a flat on Coulter Road, where the victim was found dead from a head injury. He was initially charged with two counts of possession of an offensive weapon related to this incident.

Jihad Abousalah, 47, of Park West, Edgware Road, northwest London, targeted the victim, a Qatari princess, with a stalking campaign between March 1 and March 23, 2024. After being hired as her chauffeur in London, he sent her flowers, a Happy Birthday note, and gifts including a bracelet. He made calls to her while she was in Doha and attended her London home to deliver flowers to a member of staff, causing her fear as he knew her address and her children's schedule. She hired private security due to alarm and distress, unable to go about normal life.

Saifur Rahman Ahmedzai, 24, was part of an Afghan trafficking gang that smuggled boys and other migrants from Afghanistan to western Europe via Iran, Turkey, and the Balkans. Many ended up in Belgium, France, and the UK via small boats from northern France. The gang transported thousands, exploiting vulnerable migrants for profit. Some boys were raped and blackmailed with footage to force further abuse and crimes.

Zeeshan Banghis, 21, was part of an Afghan trafficking gang that smuggled boys and other migrants from Afghanistan to western Europe via Iran, Turkey, and the Balkans. Many ended up in Belgium, France, and the UK via small boats from northern France. The gang transported thousands, exploiting vulnerable migrants for profit. Some boys were raped and blackmailed with footage to force further abuse and crimes.

PC Duncan Bouette sent a series of messages relating to the sexual abuse of children on 18 November 2024, and between 2 and 3 October 2024, he sent messages via a secure messaging application relating to extreme, violent sexual practices. The offences occurred in Hertfordshire and Essex. He was arrested on 7 October 2024 by the Metropolitan Police's Central Specialist Crime Unit, charged the following day, and pleaded guilty on 9 October 2024.

Moosa Mohammed scaled the roof of Bahrain's London Embassy on 26 July 2019 and unfurled a banner urging the UK government to intervene to prevent executions in Bahrain. Video evidence showed embassy staff assaulting him, and police forced entry to the embassy. He was convicted of trespass on a diplomatic premises and sentenced to a 36 month conditional discharge and a fine.

James Manchand, 62, was spotted by officers pacing along queues and hovering around groups of young women outside busy West End venues in Soho on January 16, 2024. Suspecting him of scouting for potential thefts, uniformed officers conducted a search and discovered he was a known offender with an active Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for a previous voyeurism offence. Upon inspecting his phone, officers found 29 videos involving more than 20 victims, all filmed that same evening. He was arrested at the scene. Additionally, he breached his SHPO in December 2023 by using Virtual Private Network software to erase cookies and browsing history during a Live Facial Recognition Operation on Tottenham Court Road.

DC Christopher Gibbons, 32, from Tooting, harassed fellow officer with messages and pictures of himself in underwear after their romantic relationship ended. Over ten days from 14 to 24 September 2022, he sent multiple unanswered texts including 13 in one day, persisted despite her requests to stop, and sent unwanted half-dressed images. He was engaged to another woman at the time.

Clifford Wilby harassed and intimidated a Walthamstow MP on a Victoria line Tube train between Walthamstow Central and Finsbury Park on 15 July last year. He spoke to the MP about knife crime and her 'failings as a Member of Parliament' before filming her, leading members of the public to intervene. The MP said Wilby stood up and blocked her ability to leave the carriage and shouted at her about concerns about a constituent. Wilby denied using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress, claiming he recorded for his safety, but was found guilty.

On September 10, 2022, just before midnight, Fatima Haridhoine was riding an e-bike for Uber Eats deliveries and ignored a red traffic light on Queens Road, Peckham, crashing into a pedestrian in her 40s who was crossing when the light turned green for her. The victim suffered a broken foot and a bruised rib, was off work for a month, and had to cancel trips abroad.

Adam Bachir-Belmehdi, 21, was caught on CCTV lying across a City of London Police car outside Bishopsgate Police Station in the early hours of 3 May, eating a takeaway meal from the bonnet while friends took photos. He then kicked the vehicle twice and ripped off a wing mirror, leaving it unusable for five days. He fled but was caught by officers. He was convicted of criminal damage.

In April 2025, Cambridgeshire county councillor Andy Osborn, 74, of March and chairman of the North East Cambridgeshire Reform Party, posted on Facebook: 'The victim worked in the care industry but allegedly was sacked for fraud. No wonder Wisbech is in such a state. Reform UK will fix it.' The statement was defamatory and false; the victim has never been sacked or faced fraud allegations.

Omega Mwaikambo, 43, who lived near Grenfell Tower, posted graphic images and videos of a deceased victim from the tower fire onto Facebook on the morning after the blaze. He took one video and seven images, including close-ups of the victim's face and upper body inside a body bag, believed to be someone who had jumped during the inferno. The posts prompted public horror and condemnation. Mwaikambo claimed he was shocked to see the body unattended and wanted to attract help, but the judge ruled the uploads showed absolutely no respect for the victim's dignity. He cooperated with police after arrest and the images were swiftly removed.

Majid Saniinejad and his company Hertford (UK) Limited illegally converted a property in Peckham into two small flats, forcing tenants to live in cramped and squalid conditions. They breached a planning notice and committed trading standards offences by misleading tenants about the enforcement notices. Prosecuted by Southwark Council two and a half years prior to November 2017. Confiscation order for £24,000 in rents issued in January 2016, due by April 28 2016. Failed to pay £14,644, leading to imprisonment.

In June 2018, Wayne Kirby, 49, of Northolt, posted an abusive and threatening message on the Facebook page of an MP. The Metropolitan Police's Parliamentary Liaison and Investigation Team received reports and traced the message to Kirby's phone and Facebook profile. He was arrested on 25 September 2018 by Ealing CID, and a small amount of cannabis was found. He was charged with sending a threatening message and possession of cannabis. Kirby pleaded guilty to both offences at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on 26 February. At Westminster Magistrates' Court, he was sentenced to 28 days imprisonment for the threatening message and a £250 fine for cannabis possession.