The following cases were heard at Southampton Magistrates' Court:

THOMAS DRURY, 21, of Hill Lane, Southampton, pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs of a child. Between January 27, 2022 and December 1, 2022 Drury made 99 Category A images, and between February 7, 2022 and December 1, 2022, he made 227 Category B images and 142 Category C images of children. After he pleaded guilty at Southampton Magistrates’ Court the case was sent to Southampton Crown Court for sentencing on November 19. He was granted unconditional bail.

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MATTHEW SARGANT, 29, whose address was listed as the care of a property on Priory Road, Southampton, admitted being in possession of a knuckle duster in Twyford Road, Eastleigh on July 5 . He was ordered to comply with a community order until April 27, 2026, which will include 20 rehabilitation activity days, and a forfeiture and destruction order for the knuckle duster was made. He must also pay a £114 surcharge.

AL-ISMAIL SHAH, 21, of Meadow Lane, Eastleigh, admitted to possessing cannabis, a Class B drug. On April 23 at Tottenham Court Road Station in London, he had in his possession 4.5 grams of cannabis. He was ordered to pay a surcharge of £32 and a fine of £80. An order was made for the forfeiture and destruction of the cannabis.

CAIN CROLL, 24, of Lord Mountbatten Close, Southampton, pleaded guilty to harassment without violence. Between April 1 and June 10, in Southampton, he harassed a man by sending him unwanted messages and attending his premises. Croll was given an 18-month community orderm including six months of mental health treatment and 30 rehabilitation activity days. He was also ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £114 victim surcharge. Croll was banned from entering Cranbury Place for five years.