Assaults, theft and drink driving - a round up of latest South Shields court cases

The following cases from South Shields and South Tyneside were dealt with by South Northumbria Magistrates’ Court, which sits at both South Shields and Sunderland, recently:

By Gavin Ledwith

Published 20th Sep 2020, 10:26 GMT

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Karl Green, 44, of no fixed address, received a six-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay a £22 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs after admitting theft in South Shields on June 27.

Sian Bain, 28, of Watson Avenue, South Shields, was banned from driving for 23 months, fined £427 and ordered to pay a £43 victim surcharge after admitting drink driving in Jarrow on June 14.

Aaron Christopher Thomas Bailey, 25, of Lake Avenue, South Shields, received 10 penalty points, was fined £266 and ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £85 costs after admitting being in charge of a vehicle in Sunderland while over the legal alcohol limit on August 9.

These cases from the South Shields area were heard at South Northumbria Magistrates' Court, which sits at South Shields, above, and Sunderland.

These cases from the South Shields area were heard at South Northumbria Magistrates' Court, which sits at South Shields, above, and Sunderland.

Vincent Lee, 54, of Eglesfield Road, South Shields, was placed on a community order, fined £150 and was ordered to pay £200 compensation, a £90 victim surcharge and £620 costs after he admitted committing three assaults on October 26, November 3 and November 16 last year, using threatening or abusive words or behaviour on November 16 last year and sending a grossly offensive electronic communication on November 16 last year.

Kenneth Graham Holden, 38, of Lincoln Road, South Shields, was fined £466 and ordered to pay an £85 victim surcharge and £85 costs after admitting using threatening or abusive words or behaviour on November 14 last year.

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