On Thursday, May 9, 2024, Bromley and Bexley Magistrates’ Courts addressed several cases involving individuals accused of a range of offences. Here’s a summary of the proceedings:
1. Sean O’Brien, 36: Sean O’Brien, residing on Kerry Road in Deptford, admitted to assaulting a man in New Cross on March 26. As a result, he was sentenced to a one-year community order and instructed to pay £100 in compensation.
2. Neil Armstrong, 40: Neil Armstrong, with no fixed address, confessed to exposing his genitals with the intent to cause distress to others in Lewisham on April 9. Following his failure to respond to bail, an arrest warrant was issued for Armstrong.
3. Owen Welsh, 34: Owen Welsh, living on Ringstead Road in Hither Green, pleaded guilty to theft from a motor vehicle in Lewisham on May 7, along with failing to provide a sample for a police drugs test the next day. Consequently, he was sentenced to six weeks in prison. Additionally, a suspended sentence for theft from a shop was activated, resulting in a total prison term of 16 weeks.
4. Kester Duncan, 26: Kester Duncan, residing on Raglan Road in Plumstead, admitted to assaulting a man in Woolwich on January 29. He was ordered to pay £80 in compensation and fined £200.
5. Nima Sadat, 31: Nima Sadat, residing at The Mound in Eltham, confessed to breaching a criminal behaviour order prohibiting him from entering Woolwich Town Centre on various occasions in April and May. Sadat was sentenced to 16 weeks in jail.
6. Gamal Abdelgani, 60: Gamal Abdelgani, residing on Creek Road in Deptford, admitted to possessing cannabis and drug driving in Deptford on October 5. Consequently, he was banned from driving for one year and fined £120.
7. Tomasz Kotowski, 26: Tomasz Kotowski, living on Malvern Road in Thornton Heath, admitted to drug driving in Lewisham on October 13. He was banned from driving for one year and fined £553.
8. Steve Sims, 37: Steve Sims, residing on Howbury Lane in Erith, admitted to breaching a non-molestation order by making malicious bank transfers and sending multiple texts. Sims was sentenced to 26 weeks in jail, with magistrates citing his “flagrant disregard for court orders.
