Knifewoman and violent shoplifter among defendants sentenced by Scarborough court

Two women who committed violence related and shoplifting offences were among defendants sentenced recently at Scarborough Magistrates Court.

Knifewoman and violent shoplifter among defendants sentenced by Scarborough court

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Steven Kidgell, 37, of Ewart Street, Scarborough, pleaded guilty to cannabis driving on the A64 at Seamer and was banned from driving for three years.

He was fined £120 and was ordered to pay a £48 statutory surcharge and £85 prosecution costs.

Michael Allen, 39, of Priorpot Lane, Norton, was convicted at trial of failure to provide a specimen of blood when suspected of drink or drug driving.

He was given a 12-month community order with 25 days’ rehabilitative activities, banned from driving for 17 months and ordered to pay £650 prosecution costs.

Lauren Shimells, 30, of Esplanade Road, Scarborough, pleaded guilty to carrying a knife in public in Whitby, stealing alcohol and food worth £33, alcohol worth £19.50 and alcohol worth £16 in separate visits to Sainsbury’s in Scarborough, theft of goods worth £100.20 from Iceland in Scarborough, theft of medicine and other items worth £60.57 from B&M and failure to attend court.

She was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months on condition she does six months’ alcohol treatment and 20 days’ rehabilitative activities and was ordered to pay £77.08 compensation.

Jack Kitwood, 34, of New Queen Street, Scarborough, pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm to a man.

He was given a 12-month community order with 30 days’ rehabilitative activities and must wear an alcohol abstinence tag for 80 days.

He must pay £300 compensation.

Natasha Belcher, 31, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm to a woman in Scarborough, stealing beer worth £3.50 and sanitary items worth £2.50 from One Stop shops in Scarborough, assaulting an emergency worker, assaulting a woman in a One Stop shop and failure to attend court.

She was jailed for 28 weeks and ordered to pay £200 compensation for the first woman.