The following cases were heard at Bromley and Bexley Magistrates’ Courts on Friday, August 9, 2024:        

JASON MORTON, 22, of Belmont Park in Lewisham, admitted assaulting an A&E doctor and paramedics in July. Morton was given an 18-month community order including alcohol abstinence, monitoring and 150 hours of unpaid work. 

THOMAS JONES, 26, of no fixed abode in Bromley, admitted stealing from Co-op and assaulting a man in Orpington on July 23. Jones was given a one-year community order including rehabilitation activity. 

DEAN WHITE, 45, of St Michaels Road in Welling, admitted attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child (a 16-year-old boy) in November 2023. White was remanded on conditional bail until sentencing.