She has now been sentenced after being arrested
CCTV footage showing Teumameu Dodo Berline Mbonda dumping one of the fridges(Image: Manchester City Council)
A serial fytipper who dumped fridges on a street in north Manchester three times was hauled before a court.
Environmental officers began investigating after pictures of the dumping on Hodge Street in Harpurhey were posted on social media.
Town hall bosses trawled CCTV with the footage showing 50-year-old Teumameu Dodo Berline Mbonda dumping the disused appliacnes, once on February 27 last year and twice two days later on March 1.
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She was eventually identified and after admitting the offences in an interview under caution, was prosecuted.
She pleaded guily to two offences under the Environmental Protection Act.
The fridges on Hodge Street, Harpurhey(Image: Manchester City Council)
She appeared at Manchester Magistrates Court on Thursdasy (September 4), where she was sentenced to a 12 month community, as part of which she must complete 50 hours of unpaid work.
Mbonda, of Polden Walk, Moston, was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £144 and court costs of £500
In a statement issued following the hearing, the council’s Executive Member for Neighbourhoods, Coun Basat Sheikh, said: “Illegal dumping is an outright insult to our local communities.
“Dumping bulky domestic appliances in residential areas shows complete disregard for neighbours, and it will never be tolerated in Manchester.
Mbonda has been ordered to do 50 hours of unpaid work after admitting environmental offences(Image: Manchester City Council)
“This individual treated Harpurhey as a personal dumping ground by returning to the exact same spot on three separate occasions. Waste crime blights our streets, damages civic pride, and leaves taxpayers footing the bill to clean up someone else’s mess.
“Our successful prosecution sends an unmistakable message that anyone caught dumping rubbish in our city will be taken before the magistrates.
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the local residents who reported this and to the council officers whose persistence secured this conviction.”