Hastings woman fined after breaching lockdown on St Leonards seafront
A Hastings woman has been fined after pleading guilty to breaching an order to control coronavirus, Sussex Police have confirmed.
Tuesday, 2nd February 2021, 3:47 pm
Deborah Cutting, 54, was arrested on January 5 by officers responding to reports of a group of people gathering daily to exercise together on St Leonards seafront.
Police said officers attempted to engage with Cutting – the organiser of the group – but she ‘failed to comply with their requests’, a police spokesman added.
She was charged and released with bail conditions. She was further arrested on January 14 for breaching those bail conditions, according to police, and was remanded in custody to appear in court the following day.
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Two Eastern Cape residents were arrested for allegedly trying to fraudulently apply for a South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) disability grant and for being in possession of suspected stolen medicine.
Nowhle Ngcelwane, 55, and Andile Andries Heshu, 54, appeared in the New Brighton Magistrate s Court on Friday.
They were arrested on Wednesday in separate incidents when both went to the Sassa office in Koyana Street in Zwide to apply for a disability grant. As per the procedure, the doctor on duty must conduct a thorough interview with all applicants as well as examine their medication. The doctor became suspicious during the interviews and informed the disability grant coordinator of his suspicion, said SAPS spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu.
A MAN has been charged with rape and sexual assault against a woman in Hove. This comes after a Sussex Police investigation uncovered a series of images which were found on an electronic device. The woman is 18 and is currently receiving support from specially trained officers. Police believe the sexual offences took place over a two year period which began around June 2019. Daniel Curtis of Goldstone Way in Hove has been charged with three counts of rape, seven counts of sexual assault by touching and one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without their consent. The 38-year-old appeared before Brighton Magistrates Court on Saturday and has been remanded to appear at Lewes Crown Court on February 15.
Officers seized cannabis plants worth an estimated £59,000 at a property in Hailsahm on Saturday A MAN has been charged after police discovered more than 70 cannabis plants with an estimated value of almost £60k inside a house. Officers searched a property in Swan Road in Hailsham on Saturday after reports of suspected drug activity in the area. They found 71 cannabis plants inside, with an estimated street value of £59,000. Police seized the plants and growing equipment and arrested a 59-year-old man at the scene. Gintautas Zulys, of Swan Road, Hailsham, was charged with producing a controlled drug of Class B, cannabis. He appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Monday and is next scheduled to appear at crown court on February 8.
One neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said she saw Mrs Addis last week. She said: “I’ve met her a few times. She came to drop some post off so I literally saw her last week. “She was a lovely lady who was dropping off post that was delivered to the wrong address. “I’ve seen her go in the mornings to work and I know she’s got grandchildren who would always come and play football in the garden. There were countless tributes to Ms Addis, who was a prominent figure in the Brighton business world.