Under the ChildrenandYoung Persons Act 1963 a juvenilecourtmustusuallyconsist ofthreemagistrates drawn from a panel of justicesspecially qualified to deal withjuvenilecases.
Wright was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months, after pleading guilty to a Section 2 offence under the Protection from Harassment Act at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court.
The dog was seized by police last week after a warrant was issued by Truro Magistrates' Court under the Dangerous Dogs Act to determine whether it is a prohibited breed, or a pit-bull type which has restrictions against it.