Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court:

August 17

  • Claire Willmoth, 53, of Gordon Road, Chesham. Assault by beating in Gordon Road, Chesham, on August 14. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £21.
  • David Hill, 68, of Village Road, Little Missenden. Driving over the drink-drive limit on Village Road, Little Missenden, on January 17. Fined £692. Costs £154. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.
  • Mohammed Iqbal, 51, of Bellingdon Road, Chesham. Possession of a controlled drug of class A (heroin) in Chesham on October 7, 2019. Fined £40. Costs £117. Heroin forfeited and destroyed. Possession of a controlled drug of class A (two wraps of cocaine) in Chesham on October 7, 2019. Fined £40. Cocaine forfeited and destroyed. Possession of a controlled drug of class B (skunk cannabis) in Chesham on October 7, 2019. Fined £40. Cannabis forfeited and destroyed. Driving over the drug-drive limit in Chesham on October 7, 2019. Fined £120. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.
  • George King, 25, of Upland Avenue, Chesham. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. On October 20, 2019, destroyed a door valued at £405 belonging to the Generals Arms pub. Fined £166. Compensation £405. Costs £135. Possession of a controlled drug of class A (cocaine) in Chesham on October 20, 2019. Fined £333. Cocaine forfeited and destroyed.
  • Matthew Graves, 36, of Common Road, Great Kingshill. Driving over the drink-drive limit on Witheridge Road, Knotty Green, on November 23, 2019. Fined £1,641. Costs £249. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.
  • Liam Platten, 18, of Cherry Drive, Forty Green. Using a Vespa scooter on Burkes Road, Beaconsfield, on March 12, without third party insurance. Fined £80. Costs £117. Driving record endorsed with six points.
  • Robert Blois, 52, of The Common, Stokenchurch. Driving whilst disqualified on Wycombe Road, Stokenchurch, on March 16. Fined £922. Costs £177. Driving record endorsed with six points.

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