Judge Goldstone told Shaw that the public interest did not require him to be sent to jail immediately and instead suspended the sentence. He ordered him to carry out 20 day rehabilitation activities and pay £500 towards the prosecution costs within six months, suggesting he could sell his car.
He also imposed a curfew with electronic tag between 7pm - 7am for 12 weeks. He said: “That is meant to infringe your liberty and it is to remind you, if reminder is needed, how close you came to a sentence which would have resulted in you going to prison immediately.”