A round-up of cases from Bournemouth Magistrates' Court.

JAMES LIAM PAZ aged 42 of Stanley Green Road, Poole. Admits assaulting a woman by beating her at Poole on 25/5/15. Committed to prison for 8 weeks suspended for 20 months. To pay victim surcharge of £80. Costs of £200. To pay a criminal courts charge of £150. Also admits pursuing a course of conduct which amounted to the harassment of a woman in that numerous calls and texts were made between 19/4/15 and 27/5/15. Committed to prison for 8 weeks concurrent suspended for 20 months. Overall length of sentence 8 weeks.

JENNIFER DAWN COOPER aged 43 of East Quay Road, Poole. Admits stealing food to the value of £27.29 belonging to Co-Op, Poole on 2/10/15. Conditional discharge of 2 years. To pay compensation of £13.65. To pay a criminal courts charge of £150.

THOMAS STIRLING FINN aged 22 of St Georges Avenue, Poole. Admits being drunk and disorderly at Vale Road on 5/10/15. Fined £80. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £85. To pay a criminal courts charge of £150.

ALEKSANDER MARCUIK aged 33 of High Street, Poole. Admits stealing 4 cans of lager to the value of £5.35 belonging to Sainsburys, Poole on 3/10/15. Fined £50. To pay victim surcharge of £20. To pay a criminal courts charge of £150. To be detained in courthouse.

PETER MORRISSEY aged 72 of Sunnyhill Road, Poole. Admits driving a motor vehicle, namely a BMW car at Branksome Chine Beach Carpark on 4/10/15 after consuming so much alcohol that 100 millilitres of breath contained 108 microgrammes of alcohol, exceeding the prescribed limit. Community order made. Defendant to have treatment for alcohol dependency for 6 months. To pay victim surcharge of £60. Costs of £85. To pay a criminal courts charge of £150. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 24 months. Disqualification to be reduced by 24 weeks if by 6/3/17 the defendant satisfactorily completes a course approved by the Secretary of State. The cost of the course will not exceed £250. Driving record endorsed. Also admits driving said vehicle without due care and attention. Community order made.

JASON ROBERT O’NEILL aged 40 of Perry Gardens, Poole. Admits along with another to stealing food to the value of £27.29 belonging to Co-Op Stores, Poole on 2/10/15. Conditional discharge of 2 years. To pay compensation of £13.65. To pay criminal courts charge of £150.

SHANE SAUNDERS aged 26 of Goliath Road, Poole. Admits using behaviour with intent to cause fear to another at Bournemouth on 8/10/15. Conditional discharge of 2 years. To pay victim surcharge of £15. To pay a criminal courts charge of £150.

MARK ANTHONY PREVILLE aged 39 of Gallop Way, Poole. Admits without lawful excuse to damaging a wing mirror and car door handle to the value of unknown belonging to another at Poole on 6/10/15. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £85. To pay a criminal courts charge of £150. Also admits with intent to cause a man harassment, alarm or distress using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour at Poole on 6/10/15. In total, conditional discharge of 12 months.