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Explore 351 verdicts at Worthing Magistrates' Court (Worthing). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Tiernan Cunningham
Assaulting a police constable in the execution of duty *
Sentence
Compensation order of £100

Tiernan Cunningham assaulted a police constable who was acting in the execution of his duty at Worthing Custody Centre on 23 March 2026. He was ordered to pay £100 compensation. No separate penalty was imposed for a related failure to surrender to custody.

Admitted assaulting a police constable in the execution of his duty. No separate penalty for failing to surrender to custody.
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Tim Johnson
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £538; driving record endorsed with six points

Tim Johnson admitted speeding, exceeding the 60mph limit on the A24 Shipley on 20 December 2025. He was fined £538, ordered to pay £120 costs and a £215 victim surcharge, and his driving record was endorsed with six points.

Admitted speeding, exceeding the 60mph limit. Also ordered to pay £120 costs and £215 victim surcharge.
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Tobias Boyt
Dangerous driving *
Sentence
Community order with 200 hours' unpaid work; fined £50; disqualified from driving for 12 months

Tobias Boyt drove dangerously in Shripney Road, Bognor Regis, on 17 September 2025 and possessed cannabis on the same date. He later admitted possessing half an ounce of cannabis in Grimsby on 29 November 2025.

Admitted dangerous driving and two counts of possessing cannabis, a class B drug. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
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Tobias Powell
Drug-driving and theft from a shop *
Sentence
18-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months; compensation £698.73; disqualified from driving for 36 months

Tobias Powell admitted drug-driving with 771ug/l benzoylecgonine in Beaumont Park, Littlehampton, on 19 October 2024, and 12 counts of theft from shops between April 2024 and December 2025, involving food, drink, and other items worth £698.73 in total. He also admitted or was found guilty of related offences including threatening behaviour, taking a vehicle without consent, driving without insurance, possession of cannabis, driving without due care and attention, and driving while disqualified.

Admitted drug-driving and 12 counts of theft from shops, among other offences. No separate penalty for multiple associated matters.
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Toby Bishop
Breach of community order *
Sentence
Fined £40 and must pay £85 costs

Toby Bishop admitted breaching a community order made by Worthing Magistrates' Court on September 30, 2025, by failing to attend unpaid work on January 31 and February 14, 2025. He was fined £40 and ordered to pay £85 costs.

Admitted breaching a community order made by Worthing Magistrates' Court on September 30, 2025, by failing to attend unpaid work on January 31 and February 14, 2025.
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Toby Farmer
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £738, disqualified from driving for 17 months

Toby Farmer drove in the Bognor Regis area on 5 November 2025 with 2.4 microgrammes per litre of Delta-9-THC in his blood. He admitted drug-driving and a further offence of driving while unfit through drugs.

Admitted drug-driving. Also admitted driving while unfit through drugs, no separate penalty. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £295 victim surcharge.
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Toby Mace
Keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence *
Sentence
Fined £660

Toby Mace kept a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence.

Ordered to pay £20.09 back duty and £85 costs.
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Tom Lisher
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Eight weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, with drug rehabilitation and rehabilitation activity requirements; five-year criminal behaviour order; must pay £685 compensation

Tom Lisher admitted 14 charges of theft from a shop, stealing alcohol, meat, deodorants and cleaning products from stores including Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Superdrug and The Co-op in Littlehampton and Yapton between January and September 2025. The court imposed an eight-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months with drug rehabilitation and rehabilitation activity requirements, and made a five-year criminal behaviour order banning him from any Sainsbury's in West Sussex. He was ordered to pay £685 compensation.

Admitted 14 charges of theft from a shop. No separate penalty for failing to surrender to custody.
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Tom Rogers
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £40

Speeding by driving over the 40mph limit on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn, on 24 June 2025.

Admitted the offence. Ordered to pay a £16 victim surcharge; driving record endorsed with three penalty points.
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Tommy Bullock
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £200, £85 costs, £80 victim surcharge, disqualified from driving for 12 months

Tommy Bullock admitted drug-driving in Bognor Regis on October 12, 2025, with 2.1 micrograms per litre of Delta-9-THC. He was fined and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Admitted drug-driving with 2.1 micrograms per litre of Delta-9-THC.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Toni Price
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £40

Toni Price admitted speeding by exceeding the 30mph speed limit on a restricted road in England.

Admitted the offence. Ordered to pay £90 costs and £16 victim surcharge. Driving licence endorsed with three points.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Tony Bytheway
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Community order with drug rehabilitation requirement, 100 hours' unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 20 months

Drove with cocaine, Delta-9-THC and benzoylecgonine in his system in Chichester Road, North Bersted, on December 28, 2025. Also admitted driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, driving without insurance and possessing cannabis.

Admitted three drug-driving charges. Must pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, driving without insurance and possessing cannabis.
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Trevor Grant
Keeping a vehicle which does not meet insurance requirements *
Sentence
Fined £440

Kept a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements.

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Tristan Absalom
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £461, disqualified from driving for 12 months

Tristan Absalom admitted drug-driving in Firs Avenue, Bognor Regis, on 3 January 2026, with a recorded level of 7ug/l Delta-9-THC.

Admitted drug-driving. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £184 victim surcharge.
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Utku Timurcin
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £123, driving record endorsed with three points

Drove over the 60mph limit on the A24 Dial Post on August 23, 2025.

Admitted speeding. Must pay £49 victim surcharge and £120 costs.
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Vaidas Aleliunas
Using a vehicle without third party insurance *
Sentence
Fined £660

Vaidas Aleliunas used a vehicle on a road or public place without third party insurance.

Ordered to pay £90 costs and £264 victim surcharge. Driving licence endorsed with six points.
sussexexpress.co.uk
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Kevin Somjen
Assaulting a police constable in the execution of duty *
Sentence
Community order with six-month alcohol treatment requirement and rehabilitation activity requirement; fined £120 and ordered to pay £100 compensation

On January 30, 2026, Kevin Somjen assaulted a police constable at Worthing Hospital and later in Homefield Park.

Admitted two charges of assaulting a police constable in the execution of his duty.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Kian Gale
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £92; disqualified from driving for 12 months

On January 25, 2026, Kian Gale was driving in Littlehampton Road, Ferring with 4.4ug/l Delta-9-THC in his system.

Admitted drug-driving. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence. Ordered to pay £85 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Kieran Hutchinson
Using a vehicle without third party insurance *
Sentence
Fined £660

Used a vehicle on a road or public place without third party insurance.

Driving record endorsed with six points.
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Kim Worcester
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £120; disqualified from driving for 19 months

Worcester admitted drink-driving with 60mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath in Broadford Bridge Road, West Chiltington, on July 24, 2026.

Must pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
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Kye Pragnell
Being the registered keeper of a vehicle without insurance *
Sentence
Fined £40

Kye Pragnell admitted being the registered keeper of a vehicle that did not meet insurance requirements on 19 June 2025.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £16 victim surcharge and £100 costs.
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Kyle Green
Breach of community order *
Sentence
Fined £100

Kyle Green admitted breaching a community order made by Worthing Magistrates Court on April 21, 2026, by failing to attend appointments on May 14 and May 21, 2026.

Admitted breaching a community order by failing to attend appointments. Ordered to pay £60 costs.
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Laura Dart
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £120, disqualified from driving for 14 months

Laura Dart admitted drink-driving on Midhurst Road, Lavant, on 18 April 2026, with 49mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath.

Admitted drink-driving. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
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Laura Potter
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £438, disqualified from driving for 17 months

Laura Potter admitted drink-driving with 63mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath at Warnham Mill Bridge, Horsham, on 31 August 2026.

Must pay £85 costs and £175 victim surcharge.
chichester.co.uk
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Laura Silcock
No insurance offence *
Sentence
Fined £220

Was the registered keeper of a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements on 31 December 2025.

Found guilty of being the registered keeper of a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements. Costs £200, victim surcharge £88.
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Laura Smith
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement; £330 compensation

Laura Smith admitted 12 charges of theft from a shop, stealing food from The Co-op in Rowlands Road, Worthing on 6, 8, 10 and 27 December 2025 and 31 January 2026; food from The Co-op in Ferring on 3 January 2026; food from The Co-op in Tarring on 5 and 8 January and 17 February 2026; food from Sainsbury's in Littlehampton with another person on 27 January 2026; and items from B&M in Worthing on 30 March and 8 April 2026. She received a community order with a rehabilitation activity requirement and was ordered to pay £330 compensation. She admitted failing to surrender to custody at Worthing Magistrates' Court on 13 July 2026, for which no separate penalty was imposed.

Admitted 12 charges of theft from a shop. No separate penalty for failing to surrender to custody.
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Lauren Frances
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £71

Lauren Frances admitted speeding, exceeding the 30mph limit on the A259 Main Road, Southbourne, on 21 May 2025. She was fined £71 and her driving record was endorsed with three points.

Admitted speeding. Ordered to pay £29 victim surcharge; driving record endorsed with three points.
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Laurence Richardson
Making indecent photographs of children *
Sentence
12 months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months; two concurrent 12-month suspended sentences

Made 62 category A indecent photographs of children, 62 category B indecent photographs of children and 12,024 category C indecent photographs of children in Shoreham on 28 May 2025.

Admitted the offences. Ordered to pay £85 costs and a £187 victim surcharge; sexual harm prevention order imposed and required to register as a sex offender for ten years.
littlehamptongazette.co.uk
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Lee Irwin
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £184

Lee Irwin admitted exceeding the 30mph limit in Bognor Regis on October 31, 2025.

Admitted speeding; driving record endorsed with three points. Ordered to pay £74 victim surcharge and £120 costs.
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Lee Ridout
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £400, disqualified from driving for 6 months

Lee Ridout admitted speeding, exceeding the 40mph limit on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn, on 7 January 2026.

Must pay £130 costs and £160 victim surcharge.
chichester.co.uk
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Lee Tafura
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £415 and disqualified from driving for 14 months

Lee Tafura admitted drink-driving with 49 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath in the Chichester area on March 1, 2026. He was fined £415, disqualified from driving for 14 months, and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £166 victim surcharge.

Admitted drink-driving with 49mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath in Elizabeth Road, Chichester, on March 1, 2026. Must pay £85 costs and £166 victim surcharge.
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Leona Clark
Drink-driving *
Sentence
Fined £120; disqualified from driving for 12 months

Clark admitted drink-driving with 44mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath in High Street, West Green, Crawley, on April 25, 2026.

Must pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
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Levi Mahoney
Common assault *
Sentence
Community order with Building Choices programme requirement and rehabilitation activity requirement; fined £80

On April 18, 2026, Levi Mahoney committed common assault in Broadwater.

Admitted common assault. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge, and made subject to a restraining order.
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Lewis Humphrey
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £40, driving record endorsed with 3 points

On October 9 2025 on the A259 Brighton Road, Lancing, Lewis Humphrey exceeded the 30mph speed limit. He admitted speeding and was fined £40, with three penalty points endorsed on his driving record.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay £44 costs and £16 victim surcharge.
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Lewis Murray
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £200; disqualified from driving for 17 months

On February 12, 2026, Lewis Murray was driving in Sompting Road, Lancing with 3.5ug/l Delta-9-THC in his system.

Admitted drug-driving. Ordered to pay £85 costs.
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Lewys Jones-Pharoah
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £461 and driving record endorsed with six points

Lewys Jones-Pharoah exceeded the 30 mph speed limit on the A285 Stane Street, Halnaker, on 11 July 2025. He admitted the offence and was fined £461, with his driving record endorsed with six points.

Admitted speeding; ordered to pay £130 costs and a £184 victim surcharge.
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Liam Cook
Travelling without a valid ticket *
Sentence
6-month conditional discharge

Liam Cook entered a train at East Croydon on 28 April 2024 without a valid ticket and travelled without paying the fare. He admitted the offence.

Admitted entering a train at East Croydon to travel without a valid ticket. Ordered to pay £21.30 compensation, £26 victim surcharge and £135 costs.
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Liam Meffen
Exceeding a variable speed limit *
Sentence
Fined £154

Liam Meffen admitted exceeding a variable speed limit.

Admitted the offence. Ordered to pay £90 costs and £62 victim surcharge. Driving licence endorsed with three points.
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Liam Pettett
Dangerous driving *
Sentence
12 months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, with rehabilitation activity requirement and 150 hours unpaid work, and disqualified from driving for 18 months

Liam Pettett drove dangerously on Western Road, Lancing, on 19 January 2026. He failed to stop when directed by a police constable and was found in possession of cannabis. He received a suspended prison sentence with unpaid work and a driving disqualification.

Admitted dangerous driving, failing to stop when directed by a police constable, and possessing cannabis. Ordered to pay £85 costs and £187 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Lily Lotherington
Failing to identify a driver *
Sentence
Fined £660

Lily Lotherington was found guilty of failing to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police in Shoreham on 13 August 2024.

Found guilty of failing to identify a driver. Ordered to pay £650 costs and £264 victim surcharge; driving record endorsed with six points.
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Louie Bashford
Drug-driving *
Sentence
Fined £80; disqualified from driving for 12 months

Louie Bashford admitted drug-driving in Baybridge Crescent, Felpham, on 12 March 2026 with 3.9ug/l Delta-9-THC. He was fined £80, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £32 victim surcharge, and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Admitted drug-driving with 3.9ug/l Delta-9-THC. Also ordered to pay £85 costs and £32 victim surcharge.
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Louis Kovacs
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £246 and must pay £130 costs and £98 victim surcharge; driving record endorsed with three points

Louis Kovacs admitted speeding, exceeding the 40mph limit on the A27 Upper Brighton Road, Hillbarn, on May 6, 2025. His driving record was endorsed with three points.

Admitted speeding, exceeding the 40mph limit.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Louis Stanley
Breach of a non-molestation order *
Sentence
Fined £1,333

Louis Stanley was dealt with for the original offence of breaching a non-molestation order made by Portsmouth Family Court on 26 April 2024 by making contact on 14 January 2025. His previous community order was revoked.

Earlier community order revoked as unpaid work requirement was no longer workable. Sentenced for the original breach of a non-molestation order.
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Louise Forster
Driving while disqualified *
Sentence
12 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, with 80 hours' unpaid work, and disqualified from driving for 18 months

Louise Forster admitted driving while disqualified in Teville Road, Worthing, on February 24, 2026. She received a 12-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, was ordered to carry out 80 hours' unpaid work, and was disqualified from driving for 18 months.

Admitted driving while disqualified in Teville Road, Worthing, on February 24, 2026. No separate penalty for failing to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police, driving without due care and attention, and using a vehicle without insurance. Ordered to pay £154 victim surcharge.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Luca Charman
Possession of a knife in a public place *
Sentence
3 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months, with 90-day alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement and rehabilitation activity requirement

Luca Charman possessed a kitchen knife without good reason at The Co-op, Yapton, on 1 April 2026 and stole alcohol worth £23 from the same shop. He admitted both offences.

Pleaded guilty to possessing a kitchen knife without good reason and theft from a shop. No separate penalty for theft.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Lucie Ellis
Threatening behaviour *
Sentence
6 months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months

Ellis admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress in High Street, Bognor Regis, on February 20, 2026.

Must pay £85 costs.
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Lucy Cripps
Failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis *
Sentence
Fined £120, driving record endorsed with ten points

Failed to provide a specimen of breath for analysis when required at Worthing Custody Centre on May 25, 2026.

Admitted failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis. Must pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
wscountytimes.co.uk
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Luke Ashcroft
Driving without due care and attention *
Sentence
Fined £700

Luke Ashcroft admitted driving without due care and attention in Blackberry Lane, Chichester, on 7 February 2026. He also admitted failing to report an accident in which damage was caused to another vehicle at the same location and date, for which no separate penalty was imposed.

Admitted driving without due care and attention. No separate penalty for failing to report an accident. Driving record endorsed with six points; ordered to pay £130 costs and £280 victim surcharge.
chichester.co.uk
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Luke Lloyd
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £100

Luke Lloyd admitted driving over 70mph near Aldingbourne on July 11, 2025.

Admitted speeding; driving record endorsed with three points. Ordered to pay £40 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
worthingherald.co.uk
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Luke Squires
Theft from a shop *
Sentence
Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement and £679.33 compensation

Luke Squires admitted five charges of theft from a shop, stealing goods from Tesco and The Co-op in Bognor Regis, Morrisons in Littlehampton, and One Stop in Aldwick between March 2025 and March 2026.

Admitted five charges of theft from a shop.
eastbourneherald.co.uk
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Christchurch Rd, Worthing BN11 1JD, Worthing, BN11 1JD, United Kingdom
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About Worthing Magistrates' Court

Worthing Magistrates' Court, located in Worthing, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 351 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Worthing 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 Christchurch Rd, Worthing BN11 1JD, BN11 1JD.

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