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Cedrick Louedec, 51, and Margaret Van Den Heever, 41, appeared before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Louedec travelled here from France on 11 August and was required to self-isolate for 14-days. Louedec had a translator in Court and reportedly did not speak English or understand the rules. 

He had been encouraged by Van den Heever, a Guernsey resident, to go out that same day and again the next morning, when they are reported to have travelled on a public bus service. 

It is the first time someone has been convicted for aiding and abetting a self-isolation breach. 

Pictured: The Guernsey Border Agency continues to carry out checks of people in mandatory self-isolation. 

Louedec was fined £5,000 combined for the two breaches. He has to pay £2,000 towards that before being released from custody. 

Van den Heever was fined £5,000, to be paid in full before her release. She was also hit with a six-week suspended prison sentence.