Wirral Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 7 verdicts at Wirral Magistrates' Court (Birkenhead). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Helen Flanagan
Speeding and failing to provide driver information
January 1, 2025

Sentence: 6 months driving ban

Helen Flanagan was charged for not providing information to identify the driver of her Audi Q7, which was caught speeding on two separate occasions around Liverpool on July 10 and July 26.
Craig Shingler
Animal cruelty
August 26, 2021

Sentence: Banned from keeping animals for 10 years

Craig Shingler, along with Esha Proudlove, abused a 16-week-old puppy named Maya (now called Rue) by battering and strangling it, causing severe injuries. He provided false explanations to vets about the injuries and was involved in covering up the abuse, which neighbours overheard between October 15 and November 13, 2020.
Esha Proudlove
Animal cruelty
August 26, 2021

Sentence: Banned from keeping animals for 10 years

Esha Proudlove battered and strangled a 16-week-old puppy named Maya (now called Rue), causing severe injuries including a swollen thorax indicative of strong force or strangulation. She repeatedly took the puppy to the vet with false explanations, such as tripping over it or it falling from the sofa, between October 15 and November 13, 2020. Neighbours overheard the abuse, including shouts and bangs. She also neglected another dog, Milo, which was later removed by the RSPCA.
Tahir
Selling counterfeit action figures and non-compliant vape liquid
December 10, 2020

Sentence: Fined £350 and ordered to pay £2,000 costs and £35 victim surcharge

More than 1,000 bottles of vape liquid with excess nicotine and without health warnings were seized from Go Local Extra store on 101 Poulton Road in Seacombe, Wirral, along with 522 counterfeit action figures of characters such as Batman and Superman. The seizure occurred on July 2, 2019, following an inspection involving Trading Standards, Merseyside Police, Wirral Council, and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service.
Chelsey Harwood
Failure to pay court fine
March 10, 2020

Sentence: Fine of £12,778.98 issued for failing to pay previous fines

Chelsey Harwood failed to pay a total of £12,778.98, which included unpaid traffic fines and court costs from her 2018 sentencing. She was due to appear in court on March 10, 2020, but did not show up, resulting in the court issuing the fine in her absence.
Stewart Hanson
Malicious Communications
August 13, 2019

Sentence: 12 weeks imprisonment and £300 compensation

Stewart Hanson sent an offensive email in October 2018 to Labour MP Naseem Shah, accusing her of anti-Semitism and attempting to silence victims of the Rotherham child abuse scandal. The email included racist taunts and threats of violence against the MP and her family, causing her significant distress and fear for her safety. He was arrested at his home in Tranmere and had no previous convictions.
Jessica Coffey
Causing unnecessary suffering to an animal
June 27, 2018

Sentence: Six-year ban on keeping equines, 150 hours of unpaid work, £1,100 in costs, and a community order

Jessica Coffey neglected and starved a two-year-old cob named Texas, leaving him emaciated in a muddy and inadequate field on Brimstage Road, Heswall, on or around January 2, 2018. The horse suffered a prolapsed and infected penis, collapsed during transport to the hospital, and had to be euthanised despite emergency treatment. Another horse, Spice, was kept in similar conditions but was in better health and is now recovering at a welfare centre.

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