A woman prosecuted for breaking lockdown rules told a court she had inadvertently attended an illegal gathering.
"It was not intentional...I didn't realise there would be others present".
She was convicted and fined £250
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She had popped round to deliver a birthday card, she said. No intention to attend an illegal gathering.
The woman apologised, and her guilty plea was taken into account at sentencing.
Some reasons for breaking the Covid rules are sad.
This Ilford man was threatened with a £10k fine - more than his annual wage - for an event marking a friend's death. It was cut to £1,200 at court.
Police focused on presence of a hog roast to say the gathering was pre-planned
A 66-year-old man from Brockley was accosted by police for meeting friends at his allotment to break up the loneliness.
He ended up with a £100 fine.
This man organised an online fundraiser to help pay his rent, as he struggled with mental health difficulties and economic woes in lockdown.
He protested that it hadn't been a 'party' but still ended up being prosecuted.
Police have swiftly rebuffed anyone who argues that they didn't know how many people were going to be at a gathering in advance.
Ignorance of the rules hasn't gone down too well either.
A landlord tried to blame government ministers over the scotch egg 'substantial meal' debacle, but eventually admitted he hadn't read the Covid legislation.
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This man appears to have been struggling when he broke quarantine, and was prosecuted despite apparent efforts to stick to the principles of the isolation rules.
"I did it because I didn't want to be alone"
I threw a party "to celebrate the easing of lockdown restrictions"
Around 2,500 people have now been prosecuted for Covid offences in London, with many more still to come.
This man didn't care much for the rules, he was "saving lives on the dancefloor" and told police he would "sort this out in court".
When prosecuted, he didn't enter a plea and was convicted in his absence
And finally, a young man was prosecuted for throwing a drum&bass house party.
He insisted it was mistaken identity, and the case was dropped when he protested: "I really hate drum and bass".
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