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.

 <i>(Image: Newsquest)</i>

(Image: Newsquest)

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.