Here is a round-up of cases heard at Colchester Magistrates' Court.

  • A JEALOUS lover destroyed a car belonging to the wife of a man she was having an affair with.

Eleanor Gornall, who took cannabis for years to cope with post traumatic stress disorder, began a dysfunctional relationship which culminated with her appearing in the dock at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

Gornall, 26, of Tarrett Drive, Colchester, admitted one count of criminal damage of a Ford Focus in Colchester on October 25.

She also admitted one count of possession of cannabis and cannabis resin.

Ian Allen, prosecuting, said: “She had been in a relationship when she ripped off the windscreen wipers and smashed the windows.”

The court heard allegations her adulterous lover supplied her with cannabis and collected money from her.

Gornall has appeared before the courts before but magistrates were made aware her last appearance was more than three years ago for disorderly behaviour.

The court also heard Gornall suffers from some mental health difficulties.

It was claimed she began, and continued, to take cannabis because it eased the symptoms and helped her cope with PTSD which she suffered from following a traumatic incident in her past.

It is claimed the affair is now at an end and she is also no longer relying on the drug to cope.

Magistrates decided in the circumstances to fine her £100 for the criminal damage and order she pay £80 in costs and charges.

Gornall was also ordered to pay £60 compensation to the victim, who the Gazette has chosen not to name.

The £60 represents the excess on the insurance which had to be claimed back.

There was no separate penalty for the cannabis possession.

An application was made for a restraining order to stop Gornall contacting the victim, however magistrates declined the application.

  • A WOMAN accused of drink driving had her case adjourned after she suffered a panic attack.

Victoria Stevens, 42, of Darwin Close, Colchester, is alleged to have been caught on Avon Way, Colchester with 82mcgs of alcohol in 100mls of breath. The legal limit is 35.

Her court appearance was delayed due to her condition.

No plea has been entered and she is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on November 21.

  • A MOTORIST was caught driving while already banned from the road.

Ruth Banham was disqualified from driving last year after reaching 12 penalty points.

Since being banned she has already received another six points for failing to identify who was driving her car when another motoring offence was committed.

And she was convicted of driving without a licence and without insurance after being caught at the wheel. She was stopped while driving on the A133 London Road in Clacton.

Banham, 38, of Moray Road, Oldham, was due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court but failed to appear. She was sentenced in her absence and banned from driving for a year.

She was fined £660 and ordered to pay £156 in costs and charges.

  • A SUSPECTED drug mule allegedly stored more than 100 wraps of drugs in his body.

Cameron Sandhu is accused of secreting 81 wraps of crack cocaine and 21 wraps of heroin in himself.

The 20-year-old, from Leeds Road, Huddersfield, appeared at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

He is charged with two counts of possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and one count of possession.

He denied the charges.

Ian Allen, prosecuting, told the court he was stopped on Wednesday, November 9.

He said: “The defendant was arrested shortly before 6pm.

“He was believed to be involved in the supply of drugs.

“The defendant was found to have in his person a large quantity of drugs which he had concealed.”

The drugs allegedly found inside Sandhu would have a street value of more than £1,000.

Sandhu was remanded into custody to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on December 9 to formally enter his plea.

  • A DRIVER has totted up 16 penalty points despite not having a licence.

Mihaita Lupoae already had ten points when he was convicted of failing to identify the driver responsible for a motoring offence.

Lupoae, 31, of Berechurch Hall Road, Colchester, was due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Friday to be sentenced for the offence but did not appear.

Lupoae failed to state who was driving a Peugeot 307 when a driving offence was committed.

He received six penalty points which took him above the 12 points for a driving ban.

He was banned from the road for six months, ordered to pay a £660 fine and £156 costs.

People who do not have a driving licence can still have points put on a licence. If they do apply for a licence, the points remain on it from the start.

  • A SPORTS car driver has been fined thousands of pounds after reaching 30 penalty points.

Michael Azille was due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Friday but did not turn up.

He was sentenced for four offences, all involving failing to identify who was driving his Audi A3 Sport, whether him or someone else, when motoring offences were committed.

Azille, 30, of Carr Road, Walthamstow, received a total of 24 points.

He was fined £2,640, ordered to pay £360 costs and a £66 victim surcharge.

He was banned from driving for a year.

  • A SUSPECTED drug dealer is accused of travelling from London to deal class A drugs in Clacton.

Seyi Ani-Agbaje, 22, denies two counts of possession with intent to supply.

On Friday Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard claims he travelled from Hackney with a youth reported missing by their parents.

He is accused of trying to supply drugs and, when stopped by police, of attempting to swallow a sim card with incriminating details on.

He denies owning the phone or the drugs or having come to Clacton to supply drugs.

Officers arrested him in the town on August 3.

A missing child has also been questioned on suspicion of involvement in the drug industry but no charges have been brought at this time.

Ani-Agbaje was remanded into custody.

He will next appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on December 9 when he will be asked to enter formal pleas to the charges.

Concerns have been raised about problems with drug supply in Colchester.

Police claim the homes of drug addicts are being used as safe houses by people from London who come down to deal drugs and use children because of lighter sentences.