COURT IN BRIEF
A SUMMARY of cases heard at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court between March 7 and 10:
pleaded guilty to damaging a toilet pan, patio door and storage unit worth £630 on March 6. He was discharged conditionally for 12 months and ordered to pay £630 compensation.
pleaded guilty to harassing a woman between January 15 and January 18. He was given a 12-month community order and was ordered to pay £85 costs and an £85 victim surcharge. He was also made subject of a restraining order.
pleaded guilty to assaulting a man by beating him and damaging a window, belonging to Curley’s public house in Gateshead on March 6. He was fined £40 and ordered to pay £150 compensation, £85 costs and a £30 victim surcharge,
pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, careless driving and driving without insurance on February 15. He was given a 26-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, and was ordered to pay £85 costs and a £115 victim surcharge. pleaded guilty to drink-driving in Sunderland on June 10. She was given a 22-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, and was ordered to pay £350 costs and a £115 victim surcharge. She was also banned from driving for five years.
pleaded guilty to obstructing a police officer, driving without insurance and driving without a licence on October 29. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £30 victim surcharge. pleaded guilty to possessing a knuckle duster in public and possessing cannabis on December 16. He was fined £170 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £30 victim surcharge,
was found guilty in her absence of assaulting a woman by beating her on May 21. She was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for 24 months, and was ordered to pay £250 compensation and a £115 victim surcharge. She was also made subject to a restraining order.
pleaded guilty to, jointly with another, stealing a £38 Hugo Boss gift set from Asda and possessing an article to use in connection with theft, namely a magnet, on December 11. He was given a 12-month community order, with 50 hours of unpaid work, and was ordered to pay £85 costs and an £85 victim surcharge.
pleaded guilty to stealing bottles of Jack Daniels, worth £165, from Asda on November 17. He was discharged conditionally for 12 months and ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge.
pleaded guilty to, jointly with another, stealing a £38 Hugo Boss gift set from Asda on December 11 and breaching a suspended sentence. He was sent to Newcastle Crown Court for sentence.
Gateshead, pleaded guilty to stealing cans of beer and meat, worth £25, from the Co-op on July 31. He was fined £83 and ordered to pay £25 compensation, £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
pleaded guilty to stealing clothing worth £470 from the Levis Store in the Metrocentre on December 11. He was discharged conditionally for 12 months and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.