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04 January 2005 D1/2005
Threatening behaviour results in suspended prison sentence
A 17 year-old Haywards Heath youth was recently banned from entering Haywards Heath including Lindfield. The emergency interim Anti Social Behaviour Order was obtained by Downland Housing Association.
The youth appeared in Mid Sussex Court where Magistrates heard about the youth’s history of offending, including being banned from a number of shops and making threats to neighbours.
The Anti Social Behaviour Order prohibits him from:
- Entering the town of Haywards Heath, including Lindfield, except to attend pre arranged appointments with their solicitor;
- Using or encouraging others to use, foul, threatening taunting or abusive language gestures or violent or disorderly behaviour in any public place;
- Acting in an anti social manner, that is, in a manner that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress or annoyance to one or more persons not of the same household as himself and causing harassment, alarm or distress or nuisance to anyone in England and Wales;
- Threatening to cause, attempting to cause or causing criminal damage;
- Associating with three named youths and
- Entering any commercial premises from which already banned whether verbally or otherwise.
The youth has been summoned to attend Horsham Magistrates Court on 18, January 2005 where they will consider granting a full order.
Kevin Day, area manager for Downland said; “This youth has caused mayhem in Haywards Heath. We have worked very closely with Sussex Police to secure this ASBO and the Court has made the right decision to bar them from Haywards Heath. This will hopefully ensure that residents and businesses in the area can now enjoy a peaceful time without worrying about the behaviour of this individual.”
Inspector Chris Ball, Haywards Heath Neighbourhood Inspector added; “This is an excellent result and again demonstrates that working in partnership gets the right outcome. Once the order had been granted the Police and Downland served the notice on the youth, who was found hiding at a relatives address, and drove the youth to the Kent area. If the full ASBO order is granted then a photograph and full details of the youth will be published and local residents will be asked to telephone the police if they witness any breaches of the order.”