01-07-2025
Uttoxeter man Darren Sheen, 39, appears in court over fly-tipping
A Staffordshire businessman has appeared in court charged over the flytipping of 27 tonnes of waste that blocked a road. Darren Sheen, 39, from Uttoxeter is accused of multiple offences - including depositing waste, road traffic infringements, and obstructing the highway, but entered no plea at the Cannock Magistrates' Court addition, his firm Fusion Engineering (Staffordshire) Limited is charged with depositing the waste and obstructing the January, Watery Lane in Lichfield was blocked with the rubbish, which measured 15m (50 ft) in length and 2m (6.5 ft) high.
Mr Sheen spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth, during the hearing at Cannock Magistrates' is also accused of breaching HGV drivers' hours regulations, but gave no indication of his intended plea and was granted unconditional case was referred to Stafford Crown Court, where the next hearing is due to take place on 4 August.
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