Who has been in the dock at Portsmouth Magistrates Court as man admits assault at chip shop
By David George
Published 12th Nov 2026, 11:29 GMT
These people appeared in court on Tuesday, November 10.
- Julie Armitage, 46, of New Road, Buckland, was due to face trial accused of shop theft and common assault. She had previously pleaded not guilty to the assault charge. No plea is recorded for the theft allegation.
- Cherelle Ash, 33, of Buckingham Street, Landport, indicated guilty pleas to a series of theft charges, including alleged shop thefts from Boots and Holland & Barrett and a burglary at Boots. The alleged stolen goods included toiletries, cosmetics, perfume and other items. The court has also recorded earlier guilty pleas to theft, attempted theft, assault and bail offences.
- Abdul-Lah Bangura, 38, of Locksway Road, Southsea, was listed in connection with two allegations of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of, or provoke, unlawful violence. No plea is recorded for the latest hearing.
- Shayn Chandler, 46, of The Brow, Waterlooville, was found guilty in his absence of driving with a specified controlled drug above the legal limit. He had previously pleaded not guilty. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £250, with £85 costs.
- James Coleman, 40, of Hundred Acres Road, Wickham, changed his plea to guilty on one charge of driving with a specified controlled drug above the legal limit. He had previously denied the other drug-driving charge. He was ordered to pay £200 costs and a £65 surcharge.
- Mark Collins, 36, of Winchfield Crescent, Havant, was listed on charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage. The allegations relate to an incident in which a man was allegedly assaulted and an aerial and coaxial cable damaged. No pleas are recorded.
- Ionut Constantin, 31, of Sheffield Road, Fratton, admitted a charge of breaching bail conditions. He was also charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine and acquiring or possessing criminal property. No pleas are recorded for those two allegations.
- Billy Cooper, 31, of Tottenham Road, Landport, indicated guilty pleas to possessing an offensive weapon and exposing himself, and pleaded guilty to obstructing or resisting a police officer. He also faces a separate charge of possessing a knife or sharp-pointed article in a public place, for which no plea is recorded.
- Charlie Cordwell, 26, of Ashlett Lawn, Havant, was listed for mention in connection with an allegation of aggravated vehicle taking and causing damage to a vehicle. He had previously pleaded not guilty.
- Richard Cornick, 49, of Avenue Road, Gosport, had previously indicated guilty pleas to criminal damage and pleaded guilty to using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. He was also accused of assaulting two police officers. No pleas are recorded for those allegations.
- Michael Curtis, 30, of Midway Road, Hilsea, was listed for mention in connection with allegations of harassment, taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage. He had pleaded guilty to harassment, taking the vehicle and criminal damage, but not guilty to the assault allegation. He was also listed on a charge relating to an alleged breach of bail conditions.
- Ellie Delaney, 38, of Linden Grove, London, had pleaded guilty to harassment putting a person in fear of violence and three criminal damage charges. She was also listed on a further criminal damage allegation and a common assault charge, for which no pleas are recorded.
- Adam Doel, 41, of Homefield Road, Emsworth, had pleaded guilty to using threatening or abusive words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of, or provoke, unlawful violence. He was also charged with assault by beating, to which no plea has been recorded.
- Ashley Duff, 38, of Goldsmith Avenue, Southsea, had previously pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to bail, criminal damage and assaulting a police officer. He was also listed in connection with further allegations of criminal damage, assaulting an emergency worker, threatening or abusive behaviour and assaulting a police officer. No pleas are recorded for those allegations.
- Melanie Hamilton, 60, of Andrew Close, Kingston, indicated a guilty plea to being in charge of a dog which was dangerously out of control and injured a woman. The dog was identified in the charge as a German shepherd called Zeus.
- Ben Humphrey, 39, of HMP Lewes, was found guilty of causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison, consecutive to a sentence he is already serving. He was also ordered to pay a £187 surcharge.
- Amadou Jallow, 20, of Magnolia Terrace, Waterlooville, was found guilty in his absence of using a motor vehicle without third-party insurance. He had previously pleaded not guilty.
- Andrejs Jermakovics, 57, of Widley Road, Stamshaw, indicated a guilty plea to possessing a knife or sharp-pointed article in a public place. The allegation concerned a machete. He was ordered to pay £85 costs and a £114 surcharge, with payments of £20 a month starting in December.
- Damien Kelly, 39, of Manchester Road, Fratton, was listed on allegations of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and possessing cannabis. No pleas are recorded.
- Shane McLellan, 22, of Park Lane, Bedhampton, was charged with intimidating a witness and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The allegations relate to a woman and include claims that he made more than 80 phone calls and breached bail conditions. No pleas are recorded for either charge.
- Constantin-Ionut Nistor, 31, of Sheffield Road, Fratton, was listed on an allegation of breaching bail conditions. No plea is recorded.
- Michael O’Leary, 36, of Quinton Close, Southsea, was charged with driving while disqualified. No plea is recorded.
- Jack Ormston, 32, of Bevis Road, North End, was listed on a series of allegations including assault, shop theft, being drunk and disorderly, criminal damage, threatening to damage property and using threatening or abusive behaviour. He pleaded guilty to one common assault charge relating to an incident at Master Fryer. No pleas are recorded for the other allegations.
- Austin Paddock, 27, of St Mary’s Road, Kingston, was charged with possessing a knife, threatening someone with a bladed article and affray. He also pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer. The allegations relate to separate incidents in Havant and Portsmouth.
- Leanne Hudson, 47, of St Michael’s Road, Southsea, pleaded guilty to criminal damage to a police vehicle, assaulting a police officer and a racially aggravated public order offence. The offences took place in Chichester and Worthing.
- Chad Stanhope, 35, of Monkwood Close, Havant, admitted breaching bail conditions. He had previously pleaded not guilty to two assault charges and was also charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and intentional strangulation. No pleas are recorded for those latter allegations.