Fareham man jailed for 8 months after repeatedly flouting restraining order against woman

DEFENDANTS at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court have been sentenced for their crimes.
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Lee Welch, 24, of Boundary Way, Havant, admitted driving while banned in Shaftesbury Avenue, Waterlooville, on October 20 last year. He admitted driving without an MOT.

He was fined £320 with a £34 surcharge and £85 costs.

Yazmin Chapman, 29, of Milton Road, Waterlooville, admitted assault by beating on November 23 last year and theft of meat and cheese from One Stop in Hart Plain Avenue, Cowplain, on the same day.

Portsmouth Magistrates' Court. Picture: Chris MoorhousePortsmouth Magistrates' Court. Picture: Chris Moorhouse
Portsmouth Magistrates' Court. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

She also admitted failing to turn up at court on March 22.

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Magistrates imposed a five-week jail term suspended for six months.

She must pay £50 compensation with 10 days' rehabilitation activities.

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Kyle Hayward, 22, of Rownhams Road, Leigh Park, admitted two charges of cocaine drug-driving in Chidham Drive, Havant, on January 10 in a Ford Transit.

Magistrates imposed a 12-month community order with 10 days' rehabilitation activities.

He was banned for a year.

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Hayward also admitted possession of cocaine, a class A drug, and driving without insurance.

He admitted causing £1,330 worth of damage to a window in Portsmouth on June 2.

He must pay £350 compensation, a £95 surcharge and £85 costs.

Gavin O'Neill, 42, of Furzehall Avenue, Fareham, was jailed for eight months.

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He admitted breaching a restraining order between January 18 and June 10 last year.

He also admitted flouting the same order between July 6 and December 6.

O’Neill contacted the woman on Facebook and Twitter.

Magistrates ordered the restraining order should now stay in force indefinitely.

He must pay a £156 surcharge.

Jonathan Clothier, 58, of Weston Lane, Weston, Petersfield, admitted speeding at 80mph on the A3 at Queen Elizabeth Country Park on January 28 last year.

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He was fined £146 with a £32 surcharge and £100 costs to pay.

Adam Fisher, 21, of Sunbeam Way, Gosport, admitted failing to comply with a community order on October 28 and February 11. He was fined £50 with £60 costs.

Chambers Engineering (Gosport) Ltd, of Whitworth Road, Gosport, admitted parking in a disabled bay in Thorngate Way on December 16, 2019, and not paying penalty charge within 21 days.

The company was fined £70 with £70 compensation, £32 surcharge and £450 costs.

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