Magistrates' court results from the Hastings and Rother area

September 14:

David Singer, 45, of St John’s Road, St Leonards, pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman by beating her. The offence took place at St Leonards on February 28, 2025. He was fined £120.

William Broadstock, 38, of St Peters Road, St Leonards, was found guilty of assaulting a woman by beating her. The offence took place at Bexhill on May 2, 2025. The court made a community order with a requirement of 150 hours of unpaid work.

James Hurle, 30, of Bridge End, Pevensey, indicated a plea of guilty to stealing items worth £341.71, from Sainsburys at St Leonards on January 22. He also pleaded guilty to using a BMW vehicle on Sackville Road, St Leonards on January 16, with no insurance. He indicated a plea of guilty to stealing items worth £418 from boots at Priory Meadow, Hastings on January 2. Magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest without bail due to him failing to appear in court.

Jonathon Craig, 41, of Dorset Road, Bexhill, was convicted of being in possession of a kitchen knife in a public place at Ninfield Road, Bexhill, on June 7. Sentencing was adjourned until November 23, for reports to be prepared. He was released on unconditional bail.

Daniel Lawson, 44, of Sackville Road, Bexhill, pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage to two windows of a house in Hastings on June 16. Sentencing was adjourned until November 23, for reports to be prepared. He was released on conditional bail.

Alison Mould, 30, of Pinders Road, Hastings, was found guilty of failing to provide a specimen of blood for analysis when required to do so by police under the Road Traffic Act 1988. The offence took place at Eastbourne on May 19. She was fined £300 and banned from driving for 22 months. The verdict was proved in her absence.

Benjamin Reade, 27, of Sunningdale Road, St Leonards, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The offence took place at Hastings on September 6, last year. The court made a community order with an alcohol treatment requirement and a requirement of 80 hours of unpaid work and ordered him to pay £80 in compensation.

September 15:

Patrick Marsh, 23, of South Cliff, Bexhill, was found guilty of driving a Volkswagon Polo on Southport Close, St Leonards, on August 3, last year, while over the drink drive limit. He gave a breath alcohol reading of 45 microgrammes. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes. He was fined £667 and banned from driving for one year.

Christopher Le Beau, 32, of Endwell Road, Bexhill, was found guilty of using a vehicle on Alma Terrace, St Leonards, on February 28, with no licence or insurance. He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer at St Leonards and guilty to failing to supply a specimen of breath for analysis on the same date. The court issued a warrant for his arrest without bail, due to him failing to appear in court.