Oxford court hears cases of assault, drugs and indecent images

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 06:18 · Archive

Five people have been convicted or pleaded guilty to offences including assault, drug driving and making indecent photographs of children at Oxford Magistrates' Court.

Five people have been convicted or pleaded guilty to various offences at Oxford Magistrates' Court, heard at High Wycombe. Richard Seamark, 35, of London Road in Blewbury, pleaded guilty to making indecent photographs of children, including 2,754 category C images and 81 category B images found in Didcot on March 26. He was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison, suspended for two years, and ordered to pay costs of £85 and a surcharge of £154.

Mekel Gayle, 28, of Burgan Close in Oxford, pleaded guilty to driving without a licence in a BMW on May 24 and to failing to surrender to bail. He was found guilty of drug driving with 9.3 micrograms of cannabis in his blood during the same police stop. He was banned from driving for 12 months and fined £180, with costs of £200 and a surcharge of £72.

John Shepherd, 39, of Masons Road in Headington, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer in Didcot on December 6 and was found guilty of assaulting a woman on the same date. He was ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work and six months of rehabilitation, and to pay costs of £300 and a surcharge of £114.

Kai Sundarajoo, 24, of Poultney Place in Carterton, was convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm and possessing cocaine in Oxford on April 20 last year. He was ordered to pay £250 in compensation and attend six months of rehabilitation.

How it is being reported

• Scales of Justice: The latest cases from Oxford Magistrates' CourtThe latest court cases in Oxford Magistrates' Court, heard at High Wycombe Magistrates:Oxford Mail · 12 Oct, 05:00
• Scales of Justice: The latest cases from Oxford Magistrates' CourtThe latest court cases in Oxford Magistrates' Court, heard at High Wycombe Magistrates:Oxfordshire Guardian · 12 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Richard Seamark · Mekel Gayle · John Shepherd · Kai Sundarajoo · Oxford Magistrates' Court · Didcot · Oxford

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