In the Courts '“ latest update

n Michael Young, 62, of Harold Road, Southsea, admitted driving while disqualified in Station Street, Portsmouth, on May 4.

He also admitted driving without due care and attention and without insurance.

Magistrates banned him from the roads for a year and imposed a community order with 20 days of rehabilitation activities.

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n Derek Young, 52, of Bittern Close, Gosport, admitted having a bladed article in public in Brockurst Road, Gosport, on August 9.

District judge Anne Arnold imposed a 12-week prison term suspended for 12 months with 20 days of rehabilitation activities.

Young must pay £200 costs and charges.

n Courtney Knight, 18, of Allcot Road, Copnor, admitted assault by beating against a woman on April 2.

Magistrates imposed a community order with 15 days of rehabilitation activities. She must pay £500 compensation to the victim, a woman.

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n George Scullion, 56, of Lith Avenue, Horndean, admitted drink-driving on September 22 after being caught in London Road, Horndean, driving a BMW.

A test revealed he had 108 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than triple the 35mg legal limit. Magistrates imposed a community order with 26 days of rehabilitation activities.

He must pay an £85 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs.

Magistrates banned him from driving for 48 months.

n Benjamin Lunn, 34, of Old Wymering Lane, Cosham, admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm on September 9.

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He also admitted using racially-aggravated threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour, thereby causing the person harassment, alarm or distress.

He committed that offence against a police officer.

Magistrates imposed a community order with six-month drug rehabilitation requirement.

Lunn must pay £50 compensation to the officer.

n Dean Martin, 25, of Cockleshell Gardens, Southsea, admitted assault by beating on September 23 in Portsmouth.

Magistrates imposed a community order with 80 hours of unpaid work to complete in 12 months.

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He must pay £100 compensation, an £85 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs.

n Jamie Murray, 21, of Itchen Court, Waterlooville, admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour causing fear of or provoking violence on October 15 in Portsmouth.

He was jailed for four weeks and must pay a £115 victim surcharge. Murray also admitted assaulting a police officer in Portsmouth and received a four-week concurrent sentence.