Round-up from Tameside Magistrates' Court

These are some of the final cases heard at Tameside Magistrates' Court before it closed until further notice.

Scores of cases had been put on hold before the court’s closure.

Defendants who were to appear at the court were informed that due to the current coronavirus situation, the court is only dealing with urgent case work. 

Defendants were therefore instructed not to attend the court and informed that they would be contacted to confirm arrangements for the hearing of cases on another date.

Tameside Magistrates’ Court has given Oliver Mountfield a suspended jail sentence.

The 32-year-old, of Hawthorn Road, Droylsden, pleaded guilty to charges of  being in possession of a folding pocket knife and stealing items from an individual.

The court heard that the offences had happened on or around March 26 in Denton.

They imposed a three months jail sentence, suspended for 12 months, noting that the offences had happened while the defendant was subject to a community order.

Magistrates ordered the folding knife be forfeited and destroyed.

He must also pay a victim surcharge of £122.

A woman who stole a charity collection box containing some £40 destined for The Christie has been jailed.

Rita O’Connor had denied taking the charity cash box on October 17 last year.

However, she was found guilty of the offence by Tameside magistrates.

She had taken the box from The Crown public house in Oldham.

She was also found guilty of stealing mobile phones worth £400 from AJ Mobiles in Oldham, also last October.

The 52-year-old, of Cheltenham Street, Oldham, was in breach of a previous court order, something she admitted and a reason why magistrates at Stockport jailed her for a total of 30 weeks.

Twenty-five-year-old Joseph Wilkinson was found with a knuckle-duster in public, Stockport magistrates heard.

The Hyde man, of Carter Street, pleaded guilty to having the offensive weapon in Ashton Road, Hyde, on March 31.

The court gave him a 12 weeks curfew order, meaning he must stay at his address between the hours of 7pm and 7am for the duration of the order.

He must also pay £85 court costs and a £90 victim surcharge.

Magistrates ordered the knuckle-duster be confiscated and destroyed.

Magistrates sitting at Stockport Court have jailed Robert Novak.

The 33-year-old, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to breaching court orders, banning him from entering Oldham town centre.

He was found back in the town on March 31, having committed the offence while already subject to a suspended prison sentence made by Tameside magistrates last September.

Stockport Magistrates’ Court sentenced him to a total of 18 weeks behind bars.

Anthony Brennan pleaded guilty to charges of being in possession of the class A drugs diamorphine and cocaine when he appeared before Tameside magistrates.

The 39-year-old, of no fixed abode, was stopped in Ashton on March 6 and found with the drugs.

Magistrates fined him £120 plus ordered him to pay £85 court costs and a £32 victim surcharge.

They ordered the drugs be forfeited and destroyed.

Tameside magistrates have jailed an Algerian national for 30 weeks for assaulting a police officer in Ashton.

Omar Derbal, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to the incident which had happened on March 18.

Magistrates heard the offence had happened while the defendant was subject to a previous suspended sentence and so jailed the 31-year-old and ordered him to pay £122 compensation.

Derek McGhee damaged handcuffs belonging to Greater Manchester Police, Tameside magistrates were told.

The 37-year-old, of Ashton Road, Dukinfield, pleaded guilty to the offence which had happened in Ashton on February 22.

Magistrates fined him £80, plus ordered him to pay £30 compensation and a £32 victim surcharge.

Ilie Florin, 25, of no fixed abode, has been given a 12 months conditional discharge by Tameside magistrates.

He admitted stealing food from Morrisons in Stockport to the value of £84 on March 31.