Woman jailed for 'complete disregard' of court behaviour order

A woman has been sentenced to five months in prison for breaching the terms of an anti-social behaviour injunction.

Cassie Pillin, 25, had repeatedly flouted the terms of the court order with numerous reported incidents of nuisance caused to her neighbours at her privately rented home in Petersmith Drive, Ollerton.

The original injunction was imposed upon her in March of last year and at a further court hearing held at Mansfield Magistrates in July 2017, the district council secured a closure order on the address which banned Pillin’s partner Arron Cheevers, 26, from the property.

The court had heard of a catalogue of incidents involving the pair, mainly domestic disputes, that had taken place inside and outside of the property – including assault, spitting, screaming and shouting.

Initially the closure order proved successful in reducing the level of nuisance but Pillin was brought before the courts for beaching the Injunction again in March this year where she pleaded guilty to five breaches and received a four-month suspended prison sentence. The terms of the injunction were also extended for a further year.

Within weeks, she further breached the order again and was summonsed to appear before Mansfield County Court where she was found guilty, in her absence, of two breaches of the injunction and was sentenced to 28 days’ imprisonment to run concurrently with the further four months of the suspended sentence, which the court invoked.

The case was brought by Newark and Sherwood District Council.

Council leader Councillor David Lloyd said: “We want to make communities feel safe and, in partnership with the police, will not tolerate the behaviour of those whose behaviour threatens the peace of residents throughout Newark and Sherwood.

“This has been a long and protracted case and ultimately it is a good and just result for the local community after the nuisance and distress caused by this resident.

"Council officers have worked closely with the police and other partner agencies as well as the private landlord to bring this case to a satisfactory conclusion.

"People have the right to feel safe in their homes and communities and we will use the full extent of our powers to ensure this happens.”

Inspector Louise Clarke, of Newark Police, said: “The local Police Safer Neighbourhoods team officers have supported council officers in taking firm enforcement action on Cassie Pillin, who has shown a complete disregard for the order and the impact her behaviour has had on the local community.

"The enforcement action taken in this case is an excellent example of partnership working to address the unacceptable behaviour of an individual whose actions are affecting the quality of life of those around her.”