Connor Weston fined by magistrates during his latest court appearance

Connor Weston, who has a lengthy record of previous offences, was back at Worcester Magistrates Court on Tuesday, (November 15).

Weston was told to take his hands out of his pockets as he admitted assault by beating.

Mark Hambling, prosecuting, told the court the 24-year-old, of Canterbury Road, Worcester, had been at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on October 10 and was receiving treatment from a doctor. 

The prosecutor said Weston had thought people there were talking about him. 

COURT: Connor Weston has returned to Worcester Magistrates Court (Image: West Mercia Police)

"Without warning he throws the contents (of a water bottle Weston was drinking from) at the officer, soaking their top and trousers," Mr Hambling said. 

"It was not a particularly nice incident. 

"He throws the water over the officer."

Mr Hambling said there had been no injury to the officer, but the clothes had to be washed. 

Gary Harper, defending, said Weston was at the hospital with officers and heard one call him a "crackhead".

"It is right he has misused drugs but he is currently on the straight and narrow," Mr Harper said.

"He took an exception (to the remark)."

FINED: Connor Weston was fined at Worcester Magistrates Court
Harry Markou, chairman of the magistrates bench, told Weston because the assault was to an officer they were punishing him more severely. 

Weston was fined £40 and ordered to pay costs of £135, and victim surcharge of £16.

It was agreed the total, £191, could be deducted from his benefits - but the chairman warned any changes to the benefits meant he would have to ensure the outstanding amount was paid at a rate of £5 a week.

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The chairman added due to a lack of injury they weren't ordering compensation to be paid to the officer, and due to Weston's limited finances no order for costs was made. 

Only last month we reported Weston had appeared in court for an offence of making off without payment. 

Magistrates had been shocked to learn Weston owed more than £2,000 to the courts from past offending.

On that occasion the magistrates decided he should pay £10 a week instead of it being deducted from his benefits, the chairman saying then: "This punishment has got to have some meaning."

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