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Tyler, inset left, has been given a £10,000 fined for organising the memorial event after the death of his friend Jamie, right POLICE last night admitted a £400 fixed penalty notice for organising a balloon release in memory of a much-loved teenager was a mistake – as it should have been £10,000. Tyler James, 19, was hit with the charge for breaching Covid restrictions by arranging the memorial event after Jamie McKitten’s tragic suicide on the railway at Chester-le-Street. The event in Great Lumley was attended by over 200 people and went ahead despite being warned against it by police officers.
The memorial event was attended by over 200 people
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A SALON owner has said she is happy to pay a £635 fine after breaking Covid rules to host a balloon release for her dad-in-law who died of the bug.
Vicki Hutchinson, 34, had faced a £10,000 fixed penalty for holding an illegal gathering of more than 30 people in November.
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Vicki Hutchinson, 34, had faced a £10,000 fixed penalty for holding an illegal gathering of more than 30 peopleCredit: PA
But that was reduced after she attended Peterlee Magistrates Court on Friday to admit the offence, based on her ability to pay.
On November 11, the mother-of-three had posted an invitation on her Facebook page for friends and family of Ian Stephenson to attend a balloon release on a field opposite the church where his funeral was due to take place in the following days.
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