Lockdown Flouting Hairdresser Hasn't Paid £8,400 Fines Despite Receiving £10,000 In Donations

A hairdresser who continually flouted lockdown rules hasn't paid her £8,436 fine, according to YorkshireLive.

Sinead Quinn, who owns Quinn Blakey Hairdressing in Bradford, West Yorkshire, was found guilty of 10 charges relating to lockdown breaking activity in November 2020.

The fine was handed down to her on 13 August and she was given 28 days to pay; however, as of today (23 September) almost 40 days on, she still hasn't paid.

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A Kirklees Council spokesperson said: "The court is responsible for recovering the fine and enforcement if necessary."

Her failure to pay comes in spite of the fact that supporters donated £10,402 to her GoFundMe page, which is now closed.

The court could now take more serious action, such as sending out bailiffs, and in extreme cases, non-payers can end up behind bars.

Quinn did not turn up for her hearing on 13 August, instead sending a bizarre letter to the court stating that she 'does not accept the role of defendant', alongside an ink impression of her thumb print.

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This is the same woman who previously placed a sign in the window of her shop which claimed provisions within the Magna Carta - written in 1215 - allowed her to stay open.

The passage she cited, Clause 61, offered 25 barons the right to lawfully rebel if they thought they were being governed unjustly by the king at the time; however, it was omitted from later versions and was never enshrined in English law.

In the hearing that she missed, the court found that on November 9, 11, 21, 23, 26 and 27 Quinn had failed to close a business that was not permitted to remain open in England, due to lockdown restrictions.

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They also found that on November 5, 9, 11 and 21, Quinn obstructed a person carrying out a function under coronavirus regulations.

Quinn was handed a fine of £6,000, and was ordered to pay Kirklees Council's costs of £2,246 and a £190 surcharge.

She does not have to pay the £17,000 of fixed penalty notices she'd racked up prior to this judgement, though.

LADbible has contacted Quinn Blakey Hairdressing for comment.

Topics: UK News, lockdown, crime, Covid-19

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