Court round-up

Hakim Said, 45, of Mansfield Road, Ilford, Essex, admitted stealing toiletries from TK Maxx, when he appeared at West London Magistrates Court.

Said was seen by store security guards ripping security tags off four boxes of perfume, and trying to steal them.

The court was told that the former chef was struggling to get by on benefits since he lost his job three years ago, and was also a gambling addict.

He was stealing the items to sell on, to try and make more money for himself.

Said was given a six month community order and a six month supervision order, told to attend at least 10 sessions of a gambling help programme, and ordered to pay £40 costs.

Farid Kenfoud, 30, of Durham Road, Manor Park, appeared at West London Magistrates Court accused of stealing a pair of sunglasses from TK Maxx.

Kenfoud denies taking the sunglasses, which have an unknown value, from the store in High Street Kensington, where he was arrested on June 10.

He was bailed to return to the court on September 24 for a trial.

Wojciech Wiewiora, 36, of no fixed address, admitted causing harassment, alarm or distress, by using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, carrying a bladed article in a public place, and obstructing a police officer.

He was seen by a park warden on August 6 drinking lager in Portobello Green, a designated alcohol-free zone.

The warden approached Wiewiora who became abusive, swearing and insulting the park warden.

When police arrived, they found he had a Stanley knife in the back pocket of his jeans, which he said was for cutting open oranges and bread.

Wiewiora admitted all three charges, and was bailed to return to West London Magistrates Court on September 2 for sentencing.

Charlotte Tilleray, 26, of Ladbroke Grove, was disqualified from driving and ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work, after admitting drink driving.

She was stopped by police on August 4 driving a VW Polo in St Marks Road, North Kensington, while over the drink-drive limit.

Miss Tilleray told West London Magistrates Court that she had taken a relationship break-up badly, and this offence was out of character.

As well as the unpaid work, she was disqualified for 28 months, ordered to pay costs of £85 and recommended for a drink-driving rehabilitation programme.

Kwame Somory Masai, 27, of Basing Street, North Kensington, admitted possession of cannabis when he appeared at West London Magistrates Court.

He had been stopped by police in Tavistock Road, North Kensington, after he was seen to be smoking the drug in a park.

Masai admitted possessing the drug straight away, but on his arrest, officers found him to be in breach of a conditional discharge from the court for possession of cocaine.

For the cannabis charge, Masai was fined £65 and ordered to pay £60 costs and a victim surcharge of £15.

He also admitted breaching the conditional discharge issued by the court on June 13, and for that was fined £100.

Iroda Babadjanova, 34, of Shakespeare Road, Barnet, appeared at West London Magistrates Court on Thursday (12) accused of stealing £100 cash from Harrods.

She denied the theft, which was alleged to have occurred while she was employed at the Knightsbridge store in July of this year.

Ms Babadjanova was released on unconditional bail, and is due to return to the court for trial on September 27.

Sisawo Jobarteth, 34, of Clarence Avenue, Clapham, appeared at West London Magistrates Court on Thursday (15) accused of theft and failure to surrender to the court on May 20.

Mr Jobareth is accused of stealing a portrait of President Yahya Jammah of the Republic of Gambia, from the Gambian High Commission in Kensington Court, Kensington on May 12.

He was bailed from Chelsea Police Station to appear at West London Magistrates Court eight days later, but failed to appear.

The case was adjourned until July 28, while the paperwork is put together.

Diana Miettinen, 51, of Clonmore Street, Southfields, will have to return to Wast London Magistrates Court on July 30 to face an assault charge.

Ms Miettinen admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, after throwing a cup of tea at another woman in Princes Gate Mews, Knightsbridge, on February 2.

At the court in Hammersmith on Thursday (15), she was released on unconditional bail until the date of her trial.

Yusif Benelbaida, 23, of Golborne Gardens, Notting Hill, denied three charges of possessing an offensive weapon at West London Magistrates Court on Thursday (15).

He was stopped in a car on his way to Portsmouth with his brother on July 12, in Elkstone Road, Notting Hill.

In the car, police found a brown handle lock knife, a black and silver handle lock knife and a finger grip knife with a blade more than 8cm long.

Two of the weapons were in a bag under the driver's seat, the other was in a holdall.

Benelbaida denied the charges and was instructed to return to West London Magistrates Court for a committal hearing on September 1. He was released on unconditional bail.

Also in the car, officers found six small bags of cannabis, and Yusif's brother, Jamal, 26, of Sunbeam Crescent, Notting Hill, admitted possession of the drug.

He was fined £85 and ordered to pay a £15 surcharge.

Winston Andrews, 48, of Gunter Grove, Chelsea, appeared at West London Magistartes Court on Thursday (15) court accused of assaulting a friend at his flat last month.

He denied assault, and is due to go to South West London Magistrates Court in Clapham Junction, on September 2, for trial.

He was released on unconditional bail.