News from Leicestershire's courts

Cases dealt with at Leicester Magistrates' Court include:

Kevin Leeburn, (30), of College Street, Leicester city centre, admitted stealing meat worth £30 from Iceland in the city on December 13 last year. He also pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to custody at Leicester Magistrates' Court on January 3. Leeburn was given a six-month community order with drug dependency treatment.

News from Leicestershire's courts.

Elizabeth King, (51), of Cottesmore Road, Ashwell, Rutland, admitted driving without insurance or a valid licence on August 4 last year. She was fined £250, ordered to pay £60 court costs and had her licence endorsed with six points.

Lucky Mantonani, (20), of Freeman Road North, Humberstone, Leicester, admitted travelling on a train and failing to hand over a ticket for inspection on July 30 last year. Mantonani was fined £35, and ordered to pay compensation of £10 and court costs of £105 to Transport Investigations Ltd.

Baljinder Chohan, (40), of Flaxfield Close, Groby, admitted driving at 45mph in a 30mph zone on August 2 last year. He was fined £300, ordered to pay £60 costs and had his licence endorsed with four points.

Marius Lautaru, (21), of Swithland Avenue, off Abbey Park Road, Leicester, admitted stealing three DVDs worth £13 from Sainsbury's, in Belgrave Road, Leicester on January 31. He was conditionally discharged for 12 months.

Leigh Brownson, (38), of Healtsfield House, Stoneygate, Leicester, admitted cycling in New Walk on July 14 last year. He was given a six-month conditional discharge.

Sarah Wright, (31), of Ashfield Drive, Moira, admitted driving at 43mph in a 30mph zone and driving without a valid driving licence on August 5 last year. Wright was fined £200, ordered to pay £60 court costs and had her licence endorsed with four penalty points.

Khalid Ahmed, (36), of Osborne Road, Spinney Hills, Leicester, was found guilty in his absence of driving at 58mph in a 30mph zone and driving without a valid licence or insurance on July 21 last year. He was fined £525, ordered to pay £85 costs and was disqualified from driving for nine months.