This week s cases feature offences against police officers, thefts, assaults and having weapons. All the below defendants appeared in court in south Essex.
Harrison Harris A man who harassed women with distressing and offensive messages has been spared jail. Harrison Harris was brought before Basildon Magistrates’ Court after being arrested for the vile messages he sent to the woman last year. The 20-year-old of Cromer Close, Basildon, sent his first victim the messages on August 21 last year. He sent it on Facebook and was grossly offensive and caused considerable anxiety to the woman. The next victim was targeted between October 13 and 14 last year in Basildon, where he sent similarly offensive text messages to the woman to cause her stress and anxiety.
This week s cases feature offences against police officers, thefts, assaults and having weapons. All the below defendants appeared in court in south Essex.
Harrison Harris A man who harassed women with distressing and offensive messages has been spared jail. Harrison Harris was brought before Basildon Magistrates’ Court after being arrested for the vile messages he sent to the woman last year. The 20-year-old of Cromer Close, Basildon, sent his first victim the messages on August 21 last year. He sent it on Facebook and was grossly offensive and caused considerable anxiety to the woman. The next victim was targeted between October 13 and 14 last year in Basildon, where he sent similarly offensive text messages to the woman to cause her stress and anxiety.
A “LONELY” teenager who stole a pet cat before filming himself drowning it in a sink has been jailed. Connor Foster, 19, found the cat in Ambleside Drive, Southend on March 18 and took it home before killing the poor animal. The teenager, of Stanier Close, Southend, then put the dead pet in a bag and hung it over a fence. After killing the animal, he filmed himself pretending to do CPR on the lifeless body. He was jailed for three months yesterday after appearing at Basildon Magistrates’ Court. Prosecuting, Ashley Petchey, summarised a victim impact statement from the owners of the cat.
A “LONELY” teenager who stole a pet cat before filming himself drowning it in a sink has been jailed. Connor Foster, 19, found the cat in Ambleside Drive, Southend on March 18 and took it home before killing the poor animal. The teenager, of Stanier Close, Southend, then put the dead pet in a bag and hung it over a fence. After killing the animal, he filmed himself pretending to do CPR on the lifeless body. He was jailed for three months yesterday after appearing at Basildon Magistrates’ Court. Prosecuting, Ashley Petchey, summarised a victim impact statement from the owners of the cat.
THE crown courts will always get a lot of coverage for having the most serious criminal cases come through them. But along with the crown courts, magistrates courts have been continuing to process the other types of crimes throughout the pandemic. While some of these cases are not as serious as the ones in crown court, they still require punishment and in places prison sentences. Here is a list of people sentenced at Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend Magistrates Courts between March 26 and now.
Carl Churchley, 32, of Chancellor Road, Southend appeared at Basildon Magistrates Court where he admitted breaching his community order by failing to comply with his curfew or give a valid reason for doing so. His order was continued to last until September this year.