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A man has admitted spitting and urinating on the floor of a Coventry City Council building.

Rohan Patel defiled the floor, as well as a table and chairs, at the Communications Centre in Holbrooks, which is part of the security arm of the city council.

Patel, 25, of Farthington Drive, Nuneaton, carried out the crime on March 11 and admitted a charge of causing damage to the centre when he appeared at Coventry Magistrates’ Court.

He also pleaded guilty to assaulting a special constable by beating.

Magistrates handed out the punishment of a £160 fine for Patel, as well as ordering him to pay £150 compensation to the special constable.

Other cases at Coventry Magistrates’ Court between March 9 and 13 included:

Mohammed Rehman, 23, of Harnall Lane East, Hillfields, admitted possession of an offensive weapon (hammer) in a public place and using threatening or abusive behaviour.

He was sent to prison for 26 weeks and ordered to pay a £122 victim surcharge.

Jeyakantha Ayathurai, 44, of Walsgrave Road, Coventry, admitted drink-driving (breath 46, limit 35) in Walsgrave Road, driving while disqualified, wilfully obstructing a police officer and driving without insurance.

He was sent to prison for 18 weeks, banned from driving for five years and five months, and ordered to pay a £122 victim surcharge.

Daniel Codreanu, 45, of King George’s Avenue, Coventry, admitted drink-driving (breath 67, limit 35) in Barton Road, driving without a licence, two counts of driving without insurance, driving while disqualified and driving a vehicle without a valid test certificate.

He was sent to prison for eight weeks, banned from driving for three years and two months, and ordered to pay £270 court costs and a £122 victim surcharge.

Francesca Doyle, 52, of Freeburn Causeway, Canley, admitted stealing goods worth £98 from Costco, stealing two bottles of gin worth £30 from Costco, assault by beating against a police officer and failing to comply with a community order.

She was sent to prison for 24 weeks and ordered to pay £122 compensation.

Anthony Hurley, 41, of Westfield Close, Stratford, admitted stealing bluetooth speakers worth £80 from Tesco, stealing four cans of Stella Artois from One Stop, stealing a bicycle, stealing sunglasses worth £20 from Halfords and committing an offence while subject to a suspended sentence.

He was sent to prison for 15 weeks (12 weeks for new offences and three imposed from suspended sentence for theft) and ordered to pay a total of £84 compensation.

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Jason Harman, 31, of Jobs Lane, Tile Hill, was found guilty of intentionally touching a woman in a sexual manner when she was not consenting and admitted assault causing actual bodily harm.

He was given a community order including a programme requirement and 150 hours unpaid work, ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for five years, handed a restraining order and ordered to pay £100 compensation and £320 court costs.

Ali Osman, 42, of Adelaide Street, Hillfields, admitted two counts of intentionally touching a woman in a sexual manner when she was not consenting.

He was given a community order including a rehabilitation activity requirement, ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for five years, fined £50 and ordered to pay £100 court costs and a total of £100 compensation.