**Magistrates’ Court Proceedings – Hastings and Rother Area (28‑30 July 2024)**
The Hastings Magistrates’ Court released details of cases heard between 28 July and 30 July 2024. The outcomes included convictions, discharges, referrals to youth offender panels and a range of custodial and non‑custodial sentences.
**28 July 2024**
– **Philip Grimshaw, 56** (no fixed address) pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman, causing actual bodily harm, an offence that occurred in St Leonards on 23 March 2024. Sentencing was adjourned and he was remanded in custody.
– A **15‑year‑old male** from Hastings (name withheld for legal reasons) pleaded guilty to threatening a person with a kitchen knife and to criminal damage amounting to £850 (damage to two televisions, a carpet and shoes). The offences took place in St Leonards on 18 August 2023. He was referred to the East Sussex Youth Offender Panel for a one‑year period, ordered to pay £283 in compensation and was issued a restraining order.
– A **16‑year‑old male** from Hastings (name withheld) pleaded guilty to riding an electric bike on Station Approach, Battle, on 30 June 2024 without due care and attention, and to using the bike without insurance. He received a 40‑day disqualification from riding the electric bike and was fined £100.
– A **15‑year‑old male** from St Leonards (name withheld) pleaded guilty to possession of a quantity of cannabis on 16 October 2023 in St Leonards. He was referred to the East Sussex Youth Offender Panel for a one‑year period.
**29 July 2024**
– **Andrew Backhouse, 72**, of Wartling Close, St Leonards, pleaded guilty to breaching a court restraining order by making contact with a protected individual. The breach occurred on 14 May 2024 in St Leonards. He was given an 18‑month conditional discharge.
**30 July 2024**
– **Lianne Carson, 39**, of St Marks Close, Bexhill, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer. The incident occurred on 22 February 2024 on Peartree Lane, Bexhill. She was fined £69.
– **Diane Brown, 69**, of Hollington Park Road, St Leonards, pleaded guilty to attempting to steal a purse on 24 November 2022 in St Leonards. She received a one‑year conditional discharge.
– **Thomas Webb, 38**, of Charles Road, St Leonards, pleaded guilty to breaching a court restraining order by attending an address in St Leonards on 22 October 2024. Sentencing was adjourned to 9 September 2024 to allow preparation of reports; he was released on conditional bail.
– **Lucy Lindridge, 25**, of Beaconsfield Road, Hastings, pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting a police officer. The offences occurred near Ore railway station on 3 August 2023. She was given a one‑year conditional discharge.
The court’s decisions reflect a mix of custodial remands, fines, conditional discharges and referrals to youth‑offender programs, illustrating the range of outcomes applied to offences within the Hastings and Rother jurisdiction during the reporting period.
Article and image source: sussexexpress.co.uk
