Dad jailed after targeting taxi driver and sex worker
A YOUNG dad has been jailed for stealing £20 from a prostitute – after he had given her the money to perform a sex act on him.
Timothy Smith approached the sex worker in Newcastle Street, Middleport, before the pair headed down an alleyway together.
But after the sex act had been performed, Smith told the prostitute, who cannot be named for legal reasons, that she should only have charged him £10.
He then got aggressive, grabbed the woman and took the £20 out of her jacket pocket before running off to a waiting car, Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard yesterday.
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Smith, aged 20, of Thursfield Walk, Norton, was arrested after the prostitute made a note of the vehicle's registration number and reported the incident to police.
Prosecuting, David Bennett said: "The defendant was interviewed by police but replied with no comment to all questions."
Mr Bennett told the court the prostitute failed to pick the defendant out at an identification parade, but the thief's DNA was found at the scene.
He added: "He was interviewed again and admitted having sex with the woman, but claimed she had given him the money back voluntarily."
Smith was jailed for seven months after pleading guilty to the theft, which happened on May 22.
He was also sentenced to a further 18 months in jail after admitting robbing a taxi driver of his takings on June 6, taking his total prison sentence to 25 months.
The court heard Smith, who has a young son, had paid taxi driver Mohammed Shazad £15 to take him home from Hanley at 4.30am after a night out.
But as they got closer to the destination, Smith directed him down a cul-de-sac where he told Mr Shazad the fare should only have been £8.
He then hit the taxi driver on the left side of his face and ran off with his takings bag, containing about £80.
Smith was arrested at his home five hours later and police recovered £41 in change from his jeans.
Anis Ali, mitigating for Smith, who has convictions for 25 offences, said the defendant had shown remorse over the two incidents.
He said: "He is a relatively young man who has had the courage to accept responsibility for the offences he has committed.
"He has had a number of difficulties and problems for the vast majority of his life, including behavioural and learning difficulties.
"However, he has shown genuine remorse towards his victims.
"Neither of the offences resulted in any injuries."
Smith's 51 days spent on remand will be deducted from his sentence.
Comments
by daxara
Thursday, November 08 2012, 5:08PM
“another scumbag locked up for xmas ha ha ha.”
by HigginsIND
Saturday, October 27 2012, 9:48PM
“"since the tripe these people trot out daily in our courts fools no one"
Unfortunately DoctorDo it does fool some one; the judge or at least the legal system that is willing to except any shred of mitigating circumstances in order to offer a lower sentence thus freeing up the much valuable prison spaces.
Unfortunately sociological probability suggest that this kind of low level scum who was brought into this world with "a number of difficulties and problems for the vast majority of his life" will also produce a child with similar "difficulties" who will go on to behave in a similar fashion.
Maybe if the government maybe it as difficult to receive child benefits as it is to adopt or foster less young people would see a child as an easy route through life supported by the state.”
by DoctorDo
Saturday, October 27 2012, 3:32PM
“Wilksey, I think that everyone is entitled to a defence, no problem with that at all. We're also entitled to have a legal profession which is honest. Anis Ali should have said, 'There is nothing I can say in mitigation, none of the interventions by various agencies have worked for my client.' I'd respect him for that.
I do understand that as a member of the legal profession yourself you feel compelled to defend Mr. Ali and the like. Unfortunately you're attempting to defend the indefensible since the tripe these people trot out daily in our courts fools no one; it just annoys the law abiding majority. I also understand that Mr. Ali has little choice who he defends. In all likelihood he probably picked up his brief just before the case, which is why all of his clients appear to get remarkably similar mitigation.
No one is suggesting that Mr. Smith didn't deserve a fair hearing, just a truthful one.”
by shotgun_tez
Saturday, October 27 2012, 2:34PM
“A FLOW JOB”
by shotgun_tez
Saturday, October 27 2012, 2:33PM
“£20 for a ********......whats he complaing about??? whats he expect a discount”
by warren-lloyd
Saturday, October 27 2012, 11:53AM
“Wow! WilkseyJ, chill a bit my mate, Spudder might have been reading "Bleak House " as of late.”
by WilkesyJ
Saturday, October 27 2012, 11:19AM
“What utter nonsense. Would you prefer some backwards society where individuals are not entitled to a proper defence or a fair hearing? Why shouldn't it be funded by the tax payer? I don't suppose you are so quick to deride Doctors who get paid an awful lot of tax payers' money for treating drug addicts, alcoholics, thieves and thugs on a regular basis. Why don't you let us all know what fine careers you have chosen (based on moral rather than financial factors I assume?) and how you contribute to society, if you are so quick to judge somebody who has chosen to work as a lawyer?”
by spudder56
Saturday, October 27 2012, 10:58AM
“by DoctorDoSaturday, October 27 2012, 9:27AM
"It's Anis Ali again.
He knows his client is no use to society and in all likelihood never will be.
This reprobate didn't have 'the courage to accept responsibility for the offences he has committed.' Well, not until his DNA nailed him that is. Anis Ali must be easily duped if he genuinely believes this guy is remorseful, then again we have seen that Mr. Ali will say anything for the legal aid fee.
For once why doesn't he just tell the court the truth about his client?"
As I have said on this site before Solicitors have no morals whatsoever they will say anything just to collect thier fee which is all funded by the taxpayer MORALS ARE QUICKLY CHANGED BY MONEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE The solicitor will now just move on to the next case and the same rubbish will be spouted again and again " My Client has had a difficult upbringing -- he owed drug dealers money === he had issues with drugs and or alcohol but he his making great strides forward and is turning his life around WE HAVE HEARD THEM ALL but all the time solicitors keep collecting taxpayers money for this shameful rubbish that they keep spouting there are NO MORALS IN MONEY”
by DoctorDo
Saturday, October 27 2012, 9:27AM
“It's Anis Ali again.
He knows his client is no use to society and in all likelihood never will be.
This reprobate didn't have 'the courage to accept responsibility for the offences he has committed.' Well, not until his DNA nailed him that is. Anis Ali must be easily duped if he genuinely believes this guy is remorseful, then again we have seen that Mr. Ali will say anything for the legal aid fee.
For once why doesn't he just tell the court the truth about his client?”
by CptFurious
Saturday, October 27 2012, 12:49AM
“"he has shown genuine remorse towards his victims"
On what planet does giving a "no comment" Police interview constitute "genuine remorse".
I can't believe how easily defense solicitors make this s**t up and how easily judges buy it.
Yet again, utterly disgraceful!”