The case ended up in court after she ‘failed to respond’
An East Yorkshire woman has been ordered to pay more than £1,100 after dumping rubbish in a back alley. Natasha Ferguson was found guilty of abandoning waste between Heber Street and Kingston Street, Goole, that was discovered in October last year.
Hull Magistrates’ Court heard that between 40 and 50 black bags were found piled up in the access road by streetscene enforcement officers at East Riding Of Yorkshire Council. The bags were filled with household waste including rotting food, clothes, nappies, takeaways wrappers and food packaging.
Evidence relating to Ferguson was found within the waste and she was invited to attend an interview under caution twice but failed to respond, so the case was passed to the courts.
Ferguson, of Heber Street, Goole, did not attend the court hearing on August 15 but the case was proven in her absence. She was ordered to pay a £440 fine, costs of £350, compensation of £157.28 and a victim surcharge of £176.
Carl Skelton, director of streetscene services at East Riding Of Yorkshire Council, said: “Fly-tipping is a serious offence, that causes harm to the local community. Abandoning waste is never acceptable, and we will use the tools we have, including CCTV cameras, to catch the people responsible.”
Anyone caught fly-tipping in the East Riding could be ordered to pay a fixed penalty of up to £1,000 or the case could be taken to court, where they face an unlimited fine or even imprisonment.
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