A man who illegally dumped large amounts of rubbish on streets for several months has landed a hefty court fine.

Nicu Ilie, of Seven Kings in Ilford, was linked to four fly-tipping incidents in New Road, which was adjacent to where he previously lived.

The acts happened over a seven-month period and three eagle-eyed locals came forward to describe the fly-tipper to help Redbridge Council track him down.

He was called to Barkingside Magistrates Court but returned back to Romania.

After dodging his court appearance, a warrant for his arrest was issued and he was arrested in March 2022 after returning to the UK.

He pleaded guilty to four charges of fly-tipping on April 26 and was sentenced to fines, court and council costs totalling £1,254.

Sarah Foster, Redbridge Council’s operational director for civic pride, said: “Dumping rubbish on the streets creates a health and safety hazard, brings our communities down and makes our neighbourhoods unpleasant, and Redbridge Council will not tolerate this kind of selfish behaviour.

“This latest successful prosecution stems from local witnesses coming forward and working with our council enforcement teams to bring fly-tippers to justice and should send a clear message to potential offenders that as a community we won’t put up with people making a mess in our borough.”