A BLOOD-STAINED Worcester drug dealer was suspected of a stabbing but the blood may have come from his nose after snorting cocaine as his solicitor warned he could die if he went to jail. Robin Bayer told people he was involved in a stabbing in McDonald s but so far police have found no evidence that any such incident took place - and his own solicitor said the blood on his t-shirt may have come from his own nostrils after snorting the class A drug in Worcester. She pleaded with the judge not to send Bayer to prison where she argued that prisoners were locked up 23 and a half hours day in their cells due to Covid-19 restrictions and where there were more hardened drug individuals including County Lines drug dealers.
The 31-year-old had already admitted being concerned in the supply of the class A drug between August 31 and October 21, 2019 when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court on a previous occasion. Bayer of Dace Road, Worcester had also admitted possession of cocaine hydrochloride, another class A drug, at a previous appearance on November 5 last year. A pre-sentence report had been ordered on the last occasion but had not been prepared by the time Judge Nicholas Cole was due to sentence him to what is likely to be a spell in prison. During an earlier hearing before magistrates Ralph Robyns-Landricombe, prosecuting, said officers saw an argument involving a group outside a bank in Worcester High Street. He added: “The defendant was one of this group but walked away as police officers approached. As a result of what the group told officers and a witness who said he had heard him talking about weaponry while covered in blood officers decided to do an area search for this particu
A COCAINE-SNORTING Worcester shoplifter who tried to steal more than £1,200 from supermarkets made an obscene gesture as she walked free. Jade Hughes of Carlisle Road, Ronkswood, made the two-fingered salute at the reporter as Worcester magistrates gave her yet another chance to turn her life around despite her complete failure to engage with probation or drug rehabilitation services. In total she stole, or attempted to steal, £1,237 worth of goods in just three months. The 29-year-old mum, who is on benefits and claims she is living on the breadline because of the bedroom tax, said she could not keep in contact with relevant support agencies because she ‘didn’t know how to download WhatsApp’ onto her mobile phone.
A GYM director who stole £20,000 of electricity must pay back just £1 because he has no assets, large debts and is on furlough due to Covid-19. Christopher Robinson, who previously ran City Gym in Sherriff Street in Worcester, has also been banned from acting as a company director. The 52-year-old appeared before Judge James Burbidge QC at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday as part of a proceeds of crime application hearing. The defendant of Ivy Crescent, Worcester, illegally abstracted the electricity at the gym between December 1, 2013 and January 30, 2015, pleading guilty to the charge on April 1, 2019. He received a six week prison sentence suspended for 24 weeks and was ordered to complete unpaid work.