Birmingham mum fly-tipped furniture and rubbish at hotspot after 'being told it would be collected’
Prosecutors said the location where the rubbish had been taken has become a fly-tipping hot spot.
A Birmingham mother-of-five dumped rubbish and furniture on a fly-tipping hot spot where she told it would be collected during the bin strikes, a court heard.
Shazia Khaliq, aged 51, of Hodge Hill Road, pleaded guilty to one charge of depositing three sacks of waste and an office chair in Ward End Park Road in May last year.
At a hearing on Thursday, May 22, Birmingham Magistrates Court heard she had been told by neighbours that the location was a central point for collections during the dispute.
Peter Cruickshank, prosecuting on behalf of the Birmingham City Council, said CCTV cameras spotted the rubbish being dumped with the vehicle used being traced back to Khaliq.
When contacted by the authority, Khaliq admitted she was the driver on that date and she was issued with a fixed penalty notice of £1,000 which Mr Cruickshank said remains unpaid.
He said: “This was deliberate offending where the defendant disregarded the law and deposited waste at a known hotspot. It was taken there because of issues arising from the bin strikes.”
Farzana Begum, defending, said the build up of rubbish not being collected during the industrial action was causing concern over the potential risk of rodents and insects.
She said: “Mrs Khaliq did what others said they had done and took it to a central place where she believed it would be collected.
“She has never been in trouble, has no previous convictions and she is of previous good character. There has been no future offending.
“This was a negligent act but she has expressed sincere remorse and has learned her lesson.”
Magistrates fined Khaliq £200 and ordered her to pay an £80 victim surcharge and prosecution costs of £720.