Attacker spared prison.A thief who hit and used racist abuse at a security guard escaped jail for a string of offences. Craig Nicholson was convicted of three shop thefts, having a knife in a public place and several public order offences in a 10-month period. But Nicholson, 27, avoided jail when Newcastle magistrates gave him a nine month sentence, suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. for two years. The court heard Nicholson, of Hebburn, with his brother Carl stole trainers from Newcastle's TK Maxx TK Maxx is a chain of off-price department stores in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company is part of the TJX Companies which also owns other department store companies such as T.J. Maxx. store, by taking off their own shoes and leaving them in the shop before walking out. Nicholson was arrested after being spotted with a lock knife at South Gosforth Metro Station South Gosforth Metro station is located in a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne in England. It is a busy interchange station on the Tyne and Wear Metro where many passengers change between Green line services to/from the Airport and Yellow line services to/from the Coast. . Weeks later he hit a security guard at Tesco. |
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