17-year-old boy kicked in the head five times during 'vicious' robbery
A ROBBER who attacked a student in an alleyway has been jailed.
Lee Richards, 23, chased a group of students as they walked home from a night out along Anlaby Road, west Hull.
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JAILED: Lee Richards has been jailed for two years and eight months for robbery.
When the group separated in a bid to get away from him, Richards and a friend followed one 17-year-old boy up a tenfoot and robbed him.
Richards initially threw a glass bottle at the boy, which smashed near his head. As the teenager cowered on the ground, Richards kicked him in the head five times.
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Richards shouted at the youth "Do you know who I am?" before demanding he hand over all his property.
The boy handed over his mobile phone and £4 in cash.
Prosecutor Jharna Jobes told Hull Crown Court: "The victim threw himself to the ground to protect himself after the defendant threw a glass bottle at him aggressively.
"He was kicked about the head five times.
"The victim said the level of force used was eight out of ten. He heard him shout 'give me your stuff' in an angry voice and he took out his mobile phone and £4.
"He used his arms to protect himself. As Richards left, he kicked the victim's legs."
The victim claims Richards threatened to rape him unless he told him where his friends were but the defendant denied this.
The judge in the case decided another hearing was not necessary to decide the issue.
Richards pleaded guilty to robbery.
His barrister John Thackray said: "He has expressed his remorse for his involvement in this disgraceful offence.
"He has been racked with remorse since the committing this offence.
"He knew he would be facing an inevitable custodial sentence. He wishes to stay out of trouble and lead a decent life when he is released."
Richards, of Anlaby, has been jailed for two years and eight months.
Recorder Nick Campbell QC told him: "This was a vicious and a mean offence of robbery when you targeted a group of four young men late at night.
"You intimidated them to the point where they ran away from you. They separated and you followed your unfortunate victim into the tenfoot from which there was no escape.
"You threw a glass bottle against the wall aggressively and he went to the ground to protect himself and you kicked him around the head with your foot. The blows were forceful and you shouted at him to give you his stuff.
"He had his phone and just a few pounds in loose change. Before you left him you kicked him again and you were shouting and screaming at him.
"Your behaviour frightened and embarrassed your victim. I do not find you pose a significant risk to the public, but you do pose a risk. You have to change your ways if you are going to enjoy your liberty.
"This robbery was conducted with the use of significant force, you used more violence than was necessary and it was sustained.
"I take into account the remorse you have expressed by your conduct and the injuries could have been worse than they were. I take into account this will be your first taste of custody. Had you not pleaded guilty, the sentence would have been four years."
Richards has a previous conviction from 2009 for affray where he held a knife to a teenager's throat.
He also has convictions for theft.
Comments
by deanboas
Sunday, September 16 2012, 2:13AM
“i think he will do floggit. ****by road is dangerus somtimes and he desrevesall he gets.”
by flogget
Sunday, September 16 2012, 12:52AM
“du ur bird u ickle dik”
by hugostiglitz
Saturday, September 15 2012, 8:42PM
“I'm no expert & I don't know something people say to each other on an everyday basis down Anlaby Road but if you threaten someone with rape doesn't that make you a *****?”
by hugostiglitz
Saturday, September 15 2012, 7:57PM
“Since when did going on a foreign holiday become a sign of good character?”
by 343YE4T3R
Saturday, September 15 2012, 4:48AM
“coward and a scumbag”
by harryoffdock2
Saturday, September 15 2012, 1:02AM
“"by harryoffdock2
Sunday, September 9 2012, 10:37PM
I wouldn't take too much notice of gaia, it has a problem with Britain and the British people in general. It thinks the British way of life is to blame for all the worlds ills, and the only way to cure it is by massive immigration, more European integration and that a good leftist /socialist mollycoddling of wrongdoers instead of prison will help solve all the problems we have.
It is either barking mad or a brilliant WUM.
Well Harry,
I don't call for people to be incarcerated for long periods or just to be put to death by the state for repeated petty offences - as some do on here (believing themselves to be rational, no doubt)... ...weird how a demonstartion of compassion toward a wayward soul brings condemnation from those with limited cranial expansion capabilities.........
We don't know what horror this young man has been exposed to in his life.
Who are we to judge, when we have no facts?
From all on here who have passed judgement on this man have had access to his medical, social and court/police notes to form such an opinion?
Just rational from the loony fringe Harry..... ...of course you won't respond... ...you never do...."
Why is it rational to suppose that he has been exposed to any horror in his life, he may be just what people say he is, a violent thug who doesn't respect people or their property.
Of course you may be right and this young man has seen all sorts of terrible things, he could have grown up on the streets Mogadishu, he may have have been brought up by street beggars on the streets of Mumbai, hell, he could even have been brought up by a lost tribe in the wilds of the Amazon rain forest. We'll never know for sure because we don't have access to all the information as you say.
But if I was to hazard a guess , I would say that he's a violent little skidmark of a man who gets his kick's bullying and robbing, and prison will be an occupational hazard for him for the rest of his sorry life.
The thing with people like you Gaia is you're always too quick to stand up and defend vermin like this and completely ignore the poor victim, trying instead to paint the perpetrator as the victim of our cruel society. Me on the other hand, I stand with the victim, as do most right minded people on here.
I do take your point about some of the posters calling for the death penalty for the slightest thing, I think it's just over exuberance on their part mainly, but then again, we don't have access to all the information do we, so who are you to judge them.”
by flogget
Friday, September 14 2012, 10:15PM
“du ur bird richards u little ugly scumbag”
by Bozzer
Friday, September 14 2012, 6:22PM
“Awww bless you poor Nat (can I call you Nat? I feel like I know you now after all your posts). Look, you've taken the bait and defended the indefensible. You've gone all silly and immature with your replies and people are now laughing at you. Your comments have lost all authority and respect and your message is lost in the volume of people telling you to wind your neck in.
Take their advice Nat.”
by c1jnt
Friday, September 14 2012, 6:19PM
“strange how people always seem to be full of remorse when stood in front of a judge”
by hugostiglitz
Friday, September 14 2012, 5:56PM
“Seeing as you've only recently started working what's your job & who paid for the holidays you've mentioned?”