HM Courts Service: These are the magistrates' court results for the Worthing area from October 27 to December 10, 2025

Benjamin Fransman, 47, of Windsor Road, Worthing: 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, after admitting six charges of theft from a shop, stealing alcohol worth £286.50 from Sainsbury's, Worthing, on May 8, 2025; alcohol worth £385 from Asda, Ferring, on May 10, 2025; 23 bottles of vodka and four cool bags worth £692.84 from Asda, Ferring, on May 11, 2025; alcohol worth £333 from Sainsbury's, Newhaven, on June 25, 2025; food and drink worth £60 from The Co-op, Eastbourne, on August 2, 2025; and food items worth £35 from The Co-op, Eastbourne, on August 10, 2025. Must pay a total of £560 compensation.

Zaria Xaveria, 43, of Parkside Avenue, Littlehampton: Six-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, with drug rehabilitation requirement and Building Choices programme requirement, after being found guilty of two charges of possessing a large machete-style knife in a public place in Rustington on April 2, 2024. Must pay £85 costs, £154 victim surcharge.

Jessica Hedayat, 19, of Shooting Field, Steyning: 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and must carry out 40 hours' unpaid work after admitting 22 charges of theft from a shop, stealing various goods from The Co-op, Steyning, including items worth £28.30 on May 9, 2025, items worth £19.95 on May 10, 2025, items worth £20.80 on May 15, 2025, items worth £46.30 on May 19, 2025, items worth £38.26 on May 24, 2025, items worth £40.05 on May 25, 2025, items worth £51.79 on May 25, 2025, items worth £28.60 on May 28, 2025, items worth £21.80 on May 29, 2025, items worth £26.75 on May 29, 2025, items worth £24.80 on May 29, 2025, items worth £37.95 on May 30, 2025, items worth £22.30 on May 30, 2025, items worth £18.55 on June 1, 2025, items worth £11.30 on June 2, 2025, items worth £39.55 on June 15, 2025, items worth £64.45 on June 15, 2025, items worth £14.45 on June 16, 2025, items worth £15.30 on June 17, 2025, items worth £19.05 on June 18, 2025, items worth £8.50 on June 19, 2025, and items worth £32.55 from The Co-op, Steyning, on June 22, 2025. Must pay £631.35 compensation.

Anita Mitchell, 70, of Speedwell Close, Durrington: Community order with 120-day alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement and rehabilitation activity requirement after being found guilty of common assault in Worthing on December 7, 2024. Must pay £650 costs, £114 victim surcharge.

Paul Longley, 49, of Maytree Avenue, Findon Valley: Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement and must carry out 140 hours' unpaid work after admitting breaching a non-molestation order by making contact between May 2 and 22, 2025. Must pay £85 costs, £114 victim surcharge, and also given a five-year restraining order.

Russell Davey, 44, of Goring Road, Steyning: 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, with rehabilitation activity requirement and must carry out 80 hours' unpaid work after admitting two charges of breaching a non-molestation order by making direct contact between March 22 and October 1, 2025, and by pestering between March 22 and 25, 2025. Must pay £85 costs, £154 victim surcharge, and also given a restraining order.

Carl Cohen, 35, of George V Avenue, Worthing: Community order with rehabilitation activity requirement and must carry out 80 hours' unpaid work after admitting stalking without fear / alarm / distress, amounting to harassment, in Newham between February 25 and March 16, 2025. Must pay £85 costs, £114 victim surcharge, and also given a restraining order.

Alfie Brown, 21, of Thackeray Road, Worthing: Fined £40 and must pay £50 costs after admitting breaching a community order made by Brighton Magistrates' Court on August 15, 2025, by failing to attend unpaid work on October 19 and 26, 2025.

Matt Coughlan, 29, of Hawthorn Road, Littlehampton: Fined £40 after admitting breaching a community order made by Worthing Magistrates' Court on September 1, 2025, by failing to attend unpaid work on November 2 and 9, 2025.