Wimbledon Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 3 verdicts at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court (London). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

February 2026 1 case

Andrew Shephard

Causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal *

Sentence

17 weeks' imprisonment suspended for 18 months, 30 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days, £154 surcharge, £85 costs

Andrew Shephard, while helping his daughter rehome three young kittens, drunkenly threw them from a box into the River Thames from Twickenham Bridge in south-west London in November 2025. Witnesses heard him yelling 'let them die' and 'I want them to die'. One kitten was caught before hitting the water, and the other two were found wet, muddy, and in shock but alive. He later told police he did not know what came over him and was very drunk.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. Expressed remorse and attributed actions to intoxication. Magistrate noted good chance of rehabilitation.

17 Feb 2026

January 2025 1 case

Michael Ebenazer Owuo Junior

Using a mobile phone while driving *

Sentence

9 months driving ban and £2,010 fine

Michael Ebenazer Owuo Junior, known as Stormzy, was caught using a mobile phone while driving a Rolls Royce Wraith in Kensington on March 7, 2024. An off-duty police officer witnessed the incident and confronted him.

The judge described his actions as 'dangerous' and 'irresponsible'. He had amassed 15 points on his driving licence.

2 Jan 2025

March 2023 1 case

Matthew Howells

Stalking *

Sentence

12-month community order, 10-day rehabilitation programme, two-year restraining order, £500 compensation

Matthew Howells repeatedly contacted his former partner and sent her unsolicited items between March 2022 and July 2022, behaviour amounting to harassment which he knew or should have known was stalking.

Pleaded guilty to stalking. Employed at Cooley (UK) LLP at the time of offences but left in April 2023. Later suspended from practising law for six months by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal starting 27 February 2024 and ordered to pay £2,096 in costs.

1 Mar 2023

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About Wimbledon Magistrates' Court

Wimbledon Magistrates' Court, located in London, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 3 sentencing records in our database, it serves the 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 The Court House, Alexandra Rd, London SW19 7JP, SW19 7JP.

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