York Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Timothy Jason Starkie was driving in the early hours of January 5, 2025, when he crashed into a parked Hyundai on Tang Hall Lane in York. He was found to be over the drink-drive limit, as well as exceeding limits for cannabis and cocaine, based on breathalyser and blood tests. CCTV footage captured the incident, and he was taken to hospital for checks. He had previous convictions for driving under the influence.

Joel Humberstone targeted an 11-year-old girl on June 11, 2024, in Ripon, by following her, lifting her skirt, and taking a picture, which was witnessed by builders who intervened. He committed a similar offence against a 17-year-old girl on February 27, 2025, in Harrogate, while on his way to court, by approaching her from behind, pulling up her skirt, and taking a photograph or video. He was identified through investigation and public appeals, and his phone was seized as evidence.

Barry McGrath, a 46-year-old man of North Marine Road, Scarborough, was arrested for assaulting one of his associates during a disturbance in Scarborough town centre on March 26, 2025. He had recently been released from prison, and his actions led to new charges and recall to complete a prior sentence.

Richard Benjamin Moore was driving a vehicle involved in a collision on West Street on March 22, 2025. He was arrested that night and pleaded guilty to the offenses. The incident involved driving while disqualified, without insurance, theft from a shop, and possession of a bladed article in a public place.

Sadie Metcalfe, a 31-year-old woman of no fixed abode, was arrested for possession of a Class C drug. She ran from police and was apprehended on Westborough, where she used abusive language towards officers. En-route to custody, she assaulted a police officer by kicking her. The incident occurred on March 26, 2025, in Scarborough town centre.

Donovan Morley-Clough, trading as DNIJ Home Improvements, accepted deposits from customers for roofing and home improvement work but failed to carry out the agreed services. In one case, a resident in East Ayton paid him £1,000 for repointing and ridge tile work, plus scaffolding, but he never started the job and blocked her on Facebook when she sought a refund. In another instance, a customer in Holme on Spalding Moor paid £1,100 for soffit and guttering materials, which were never supplied, and he only repaid £550 after intervention from the customer's contact with his girlfriend. These actions occurred in 2024 or earlier, leading to an investigation by North Yorkshire Council’s trading standards team.

Andrew Keith Piner was paid £1,880 to provide a summerhouse and a gate but failed to carry out the work despite texting the customer in May 2023 to say it would be ready that week. In June 2023, he admitted there was no summerhouse or gate and promised a refund, but none was provided, forcing the 77-year-old resident to instruct a solicitor and leading to a trading standards investigation.

Phillip Iveson, as director of Norman Iveson Steel Products Limited, failed to implement basic working at height control measures, such as proper safety netting, and to plan, manage, and monitor the construction phase safely. This led to a worker falling through a fragile roof light while installing roof sheeting on a sheep barn in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, on October 11, 2022, resulting in severe injuries including cranial fractures, rib fractures, a cranial bleed, hearing loss, spinal fractures, and other complications.