A woman has pleaded guilty to dumping dog excrement and used nappies on land behind own house.
Kirsty Dearden of Fidler Street, Thatto Heath was fined for dumping household waste, dog excrement and used nappies on land to the rear of her home.
After initially failing to pay, Dearden pleaded guilty at a court hearing and was hit with a £100 fine and order ordered to pay £195 in court costs plus a £30 victim surcharge.
Dearden was one of five people successfully prosecuted for fly-tipping in recent weeks resulting in charges of over £1,800 in fines and costs, reports St Helens Council.
Connor Haggerty of Tennyson Street, Sutton Manor was caught tipping five bin bags of domestic waste in the alleyway a the rear of his home.
Haggerty was hit with a £400 fine at court after failing to pay the Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) after pleading guilty. He was ordered to pay a £173 fine, £195 in costs and a £32 victim surcharge.
Brandon Kenny of Gertrude Street, Thatto Heath discarded broken flags and wood, and a range of household items behind his home including children’s play mats, a mop and chair pad.
He pleading guilty at court after failing to pay the fine. He was given a £100 fine, and order to pay £195 in costs plus a £30 victim surcharge.
Michael Smith of Bourne Gardens, Peasley Cross was caught tipping waste near Heath Street and failed to pay his £400 FPN.
At the court hearing, Smith entered a guilty plea and was ordered to pay a fine of £205, as well as £195 in costs.
And Samantha Worthington of Sheffield Row, Vulcan Village left carpets, an exercise bike and a hoover cylinder on land near her home and was also fined £400 which she failed to pay in full.
Worthington attended court and pleaded guilty to the offence. The judge ordered her to pay £195 costs, a £173 fine plus £32 victim surcharge.
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Due to failing to pay the initial Fixed Penalty Notice and being found guilty in court means all five now have a criminal conviction.
St Helens Council said the success of these court cases follows the launch of a local awareness campaign called #ThinkTwice earlier this year.
The campaign urged residents to do just that when arranging waste collection services and highlighted the criminality of fly-tipping.
In a post on their website, a spokesperson for the council said: "Even if you’re not the one dumping waste, you could be breaking the law and be left with a hefty fine if you hand waste over to someone who isn’t licensed if they dump it where they shouldn’t.
"If you pay someone to dispose of your waste, make sure they’re operating legally. Householders have a ‘duty of care’ to check that someone they pay to remove waste from their property is a licensed waste carrier."
