'Despicable' drug addict stole from his own brother.Byline: ERYL CRUMP crump v. crumped, crump·ing, crumps v.tr. 1. To crush or crunch with the teeth. 2. To strike heavily with a crunching sound. v.intr. A DRUG addict Any individual who habitually uses any narcotic drug so as to endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is so drawn to the use of such narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his or her drug use. who stole jewellery and computer games from his own brother was branded "despicable" by a judge yesterday. Darren Keith Simons, of Bryn Hafod, Wrexham, admitted charges of theft and fraud when he appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court. The 32-year-old also admitted failing to attend court and asked for another fraud matter to be taken into consideration. Sentencing Simons to a total of 36 weeks in jail the judge, Mr Recorder Nic Parry, said: "In their own way these are despicable cases. You stole from your own family. This is all because of your dependence on drugs. You have an appalling record." Suspending the jail sentences for two years, the judge said Simons will be supervised su·per·vise tr.v. su·per·vised, su·per·vis·ing, su·per·vis·es To have the charge and direction of; superintend. [Middle English *supervisen, from Medieval Latin by probation officers and must undergo monthly drug reviews. "If you fail to comply you will go into custody. It is a matter for you," he added. Oliver King, prosecuting, said Simons' brother and his family had gone to Florida on holiday last Christmas. On Christmas Eve police forced their way into the house following a hoax Hoax Balloon Hoax, The news story in 1844, reporting the transatlantic crossing of a balloon with eight passengers. [Am. Lit.: The Balloon Hoax in Poe] Piltdown man missing link turned out to be orangutan. [Br. Hist. call and the front door was boarded up. "As a result Simons' mother decided to stay in the house. Simons was allowed to visit to see his daughter. In the days that followed the family noticed computer games were missing and their disappearance coincided with Simons' visits to the house. "Upon the brother's return further items, including pounds 650 worth of jewellery were found to be missing." Simons initially denied the offences but changed his plea just before trial. The fraud charge involved trying to cash cheques stolen by another person from their owner who was in hospital. Simon Parry, defending, said the offending was due to Simons use of illegal drugs and he stole to fund his addiction. He added Simons was anxious to be drug free. erylcrump@dailypost.co.uk |
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