'Drug cocktail' teenage boy admits robbery

A TEENAGER who robbed a fellow hostel resident after taking a cocktail of two drugs has been sent to a young offender institution for 20 months.

Jason Lee Paul bumped into his victim, Jason Bailey, after both went into Wakefield centre to collect benefit cheques on December 30.

Mr Bailey cashed his cheque and spent some of his 63 on cigarettes. It was then Paul turned aggressive and demanded his money, Carmel Pearson, prosecuting, told Leeds Crown Court yesterday.

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He told him: "Don't look at me like that", began swearing at him and punching him with both fists.

Mr Bailey put his arms up to protect himself but his attacker rained about 10 blows on him. He could not escape because he was pushed against a wall.

He handed over his cigarettes and claimed he also handed over his money, although that was later denied by Paul, who told him as the attack ended: "If you grass I'll kill you."

Mr Bailey suffered a cut inside his lip and his left cheek was swollen. When Paul was arrested he said he could not recall what had happened.

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Michael Smith for Paul said that was because he had taken a mixture of amphetamine and M-cat, a nickname for methcathinone.

Paul, 18, who was living at the Westgate Centre in Wakefield admitted the robbery.

The Recorder of Leeds, Judge Peter Collier QC, said a custodial sentence was necessary because community sentences had been tried in the past.

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