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downsmail.co.uk Suicide victim ‘homesick’ Assault case
A HOMESICK former Maidstone schoolgirl who was working in Amsterdam jumped to her death from a 12th-floor window, an in- quest in the town was told. Catherine Leonard (21), from
Grove Lane, Huntonwent to Leeds University after leaving the sixth form at Oakwood Park Grammar School. She had settled in Amstelveen, a suburb of Amsterdam, where she was doing charity work when the tragedy occurred, on October 29 last year. An eyewitness called the police
after seeing a body falling from the block of flats where she lived. Emergency services discovered
Catherine’s lifeless body on the pavement below. She had suffered multiple injuries, including a frac-
Inquest hears of crash death
A FORMER pupil at Cornwallis Academy died after her car hit a wall in Hunton, a Maidstone inquest heard. Carer Nicole Parnell (22), of Grove Lane, Hunton was driving home
from work when her Peugeot 307 crashed into thewall at the junction of Hunton Hill and Lughorse Lane on December 19 last year. She suffered severe head injuries and her life support machine was switched off at King’s College Hospital, London 11 days later. Accident investigator PCAndrew Sutherland told the inquest one of
the car’s rear tyres had a screw in it, leaving it under-inflated. Road conditions were damp and the surface of the road had been
covered in leaves. Coroner IanWadeQCconcluded the accident occurred as a result of a combination of events.
tured spine. Whenpolice entered the flat, there
was no sign of any third party in- volvement, but there was evidence that Miss Leonard had climbed onto her balcony and deliberately jumped, the inquestwas told. Police also found what they de- scribed as a farewell letter ad- dressed to her family. Maidstone and Mid Kent coroner
Patricia Harding said: “Catherine Elizabeth Leonard died as a result of her own deliberate act and itwas her intention to cause her own death by so doing.” The coroner said that, prior to her
death, Miss Leonard had been “quiet” and said shewas homesick.
A BOXLEY man who assaulted a woman and drove his Porsche dangerously has been told he will go to jail if he re-offends. Surjit Deol admitted the assault
but denied dangerous driving in Old Tovil Road, Maidstone, last year, butwas found guilty of both offences. Deol (47), from Westfield Sole
Road, was sentenced at Dartford and Gravesham Magistrates’ Court to 16 weeks in prison, sus- pended for two years, and dis- qualified from driving for 18 months. He was also ordered to do 150
hours of unpaid work during the next 12 months and to pay £100 compensation, £650 costs and an £80 victim surcharge.
£865 charge for flytipping
COMMERCIAL business owners have beenwarned about flytipping, following a successful prosecution by Maidstone Council. Ramazan Sasmaz, of Starburger
onWeek Street,was ordered to pay £865 after being found guilty of fly- tipping and failing to deal appro- priately with commercial waste. Sasmaz was fined £350 for fly-tip- ping and £180 for failing to securely store commercial waste. He must also pay £300 costs and a £35 victim
surcharge. He was convicted at Maidstone Magistrates Court after breaching a Maidstone Council notice. A council spokesman said:
“Every business has a legal respon- sibility when it comes to disposing of commercial waste. It should be collected by a licensed waste car- rier.”
Advice is available on Maidstone Council’s website at
www.maid-
stone.gov.uk/commercialwaste
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