A removals man who dumped fence panels and garden waste on a known fly-tipping hotspot in Birmingham has been handed a community order, a court heard. Rehamgul Ahmadzi, 26, of Bamville Road, Birmingham, admitted four charges of depositing waste from a vehicle without a permit on Yardley Green Road on August 26 last year.
Court hears of 'really needed the money' excuse
At Birmingham Magistrates Court on July 2, prosecutors detailed how Ahmadzi deposited several wooden garden fence panels and cuttings from a tree or bush onto the land. The site was already a recognised fly-tipping hotspot in the city. Ahmadzi had been carrying out house removals to earn cash when the offences occurred.
Abdullah Durrani, defending, said: "At the time these offences were committed, he was doing house removals as he was unemployed before that and really needed the money. The waste disposed has not been identified as dangerous or hazardous. The place where it was dumped was already a hotspot but that is not an excuse of justification."
Previous good character cited in mitigation
The court was told Ahmadzi was a man of previous good character who had been left stressed by the proceedings. Durrani added: "He has been fully compliant, responding to the council and admitting the offence. He lives in shared accommodation provided by the council and he has been stressed over these proceedings. He is unemployed because he has since decided not to do any more house removals. It is his first time before the court and he is a man of previous good character."
Sentence and costs
Magistrates handed Ahmadzi a community order requiring him to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work in the community. He was also ordered to pay a compulsory surcharge of £114 and prosecution costs of £400, bringing the total financial penalty to £514.
