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A court heard how a woman was influenced by her partne to steal bottles of vodka and whiskey from a supermarket.Julie Hanks, 34, appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday and admitted shoplifting to the value of £40.50.Prosecutor Colette Harper outlined to the magistrates’ that on March 23, Hanks was in Sainsbury’s on the Hardwick Estate in Lynn and was seen with a man.Sainsbury's at Hardwick, King's Lynn.The man was

A 19-year-old claimed he did not kick a shop entrance – but admitted that he punched it.Klaidas Molieus, of Walpole Road in Lynn, pleaded guilty to the offence of being drunk and disorderly at the town’s magistrates’ court.Crown prosecutor Colette Harper told magistrates that Molieus was not charged with causing criminal damage as there was no visible damage caused to the shop entrance.King's Lynn Magistrates' CourtShe continued by outlining the

A provisional licence holder “couldn’t resist” driving his motorcycle at high speed and overtaking a number of cars - while doing a wheely.Sebi-Florin Turcanu, 26, of Kingsway in Lynn, admitted to four offences at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday.He was charged with failing to stop a vehicle when required to by police, driving without a full licence, driving without due care and attention, and driving a vehicle when his

A woman caused “some pain” to a policeman’s knee after kicking him when they came to her home address.Sophie Maynard, 30, of Raby Avenue in Lynn, appeared in the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday, where she admitted to the offence of assault by beating an emergency worker.This followed an incident which occured on January 19, where police were called to Maynard’s home address due to an “unrelated incident.”Maynard appeared in

A man who “got in the wrong crowd” as a teenager admitted to having more than £300 worth of cocaine hid behind a sofa.Benjamin Bayfield, 20, admitted to having class A and class B drugs in his possession and was subsequently sent to Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court to receive his punishment.Prosecutor Colette Harper outlined the case to magistrates on Thursday and said that on May 29, 2022, police conducted a search

“Irate” was the word a prosecutor used to describe a woman’s mood while her partner was being arrested.Emilija Jankauskaite, 20, of Walpole Road in Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday where she pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly.It comes after an incident which happened in the early hours of March 25, when Jankauskaite’s partner was kicked out of Mojito nightclub in Lynn and was seen punching

A man appeared in court after throwing a phone in the direction of his mother.Michael Stebbings, 43, appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he admitted to the offence of common assault.It comes after an incident at Stebbings’ mother’s home address in Lynn, where he was residing at the time.King's Lynn Magistrates' CourtProsecutor Colette Harper outlined to the magistrates’ that on Feburary 18, Stebbings received messages from an ex-partner

A man who was stumbling around throwing punches after a night out in town said he was acting in “self defence.”Travis Malkan, 28, of Archdale Street in Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday, where he admitted to the offence of being drunk and disorderly.Despite Malkan punching somebody, the victim decided not to press charges - so he was charged with being drunk and disorderly instead.The incident happened

“She lived 91 years with having food intolerances so it wasn’t a problem, until she came to Lynn hospital. Then it was a problem.”Those were the words of Ian Burnett after his 91-year-old mother died in Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital after consuming fewer than 200 calories on each of her first ten days there.Marie Burnett suffered with food intolerances which meant she could not eat ingredients such as sauces, garlic