- Dean Chambers sentenced to prison for breaking an injunction and exclusion order
- Chambers restricted from visiting a designated area of Sorrel including his own home
- Injunction, exclusion order and power of arrest to remain in place until 17 May 2025 at 11.59 pm
A Tamworth resident has been sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence for 12 months for breaching an injunction and exclusion order on multiple occasions.
Tamworth Borough Council officers obtained an emergency injunction on 17 May 2024 against Dean Chambers of Sorrel, Amington, with conditions not to use threatening or abusive behaviour and not to threaten or use violence against anyone in the borough of Tamworth.
This injunction was later extended to include an exclusion order forbidding Chambers from entering his home and part of the street.
However, Chambers continued to flout the law and ignore the injunctions, so Judge Singh at Warwick County Court, determined a that a prison sentence was necessary.
Judge Singh found that the remaining five breaches were proven to the criminal standard and warranted an immediate custodial sentence. Time served will be 12 months less time on remand which was 22 days. Costs were also awarded to the claimant of £2,700.
The injunction, exclusion order and power of arrest will remain in place until 17 May 2025 at 11.59 pm.
Dean Chambers is forbidden (whether by himself or by instructing, encouraging or permitting any other person) from:
- Visiting or staying at a property in Sorrel, Amington, Tamworth
- Entering the nearby area, outlined on a map of Sorrel
- Using abusive and threatening language toward a person who resides in, or any other person (whether residing, visiting or otherwise engaged in a lawful activity) in the locality of Sorrel, Amington Tamworth, and throughout the borough of Tamworth
- Using violence towards or threatening to use violence towards any other person in Staffordshire
- Engaging or threatening to engage in conduct which causes or is capable of causing nuisance or annoyance anyone who resides in, or visiting in or otherwise engaged in a lawful activity in the locality of Sorrel, Amington and throughout the borough of Tamworth.
Councillor Sarah Daniels, portfolio holder for co-operative council, community partnerships and antisocial behaviour, said: “Antisocial behaviour, including abuse and violence towards individuals, is a crime, terrifying anyone on the receiving end. It is a crime we take seriously, and we work with community safety partners, including Tamworth Neighbourhood Policing Team to take swift and strong action.
“In this case, Chambers breached the terms of both his injunction and exclusion order on several occasions. Breaking this order was a serious crime, one that we could not ignore, and the decision was taken by the judge to issue a prison sentence.”
For more information about anti-social behaviour and how to report any incidents, please take a look at the council website here: Anti-social behaviour | Tamworth Borough Council.