Thug jailed after street attack on schoolboy
A THUG who kicked and punched a schoolboy to the ground before stealing his shopping money has been jailed for more than four years.
Paul Orwin (20) had to be told to stop the attack on his 15-year-old victim amid fears he was about to kill him.
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BEHIND BARS: Paul Orwin, who set on a schoolboy in an alleyway.
Orwin, of Davy Avenue, Scunthorpe, carried out the alleyway attack on the teenager near Wakefield bus station on December 8 last year.
Robin Reid, prosecuting, told the court the youngster had gone into Wakefield Christmas shopping with his brother.
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He met a group of other young men who he knew and got separated from his brother.
While walking down an alleyway near Brook Street, one member of the group grabbed £50 from his pocket.
The victim tried to hold on to his cash and was threatened.
He told them: "I would rather be beaten up than give you my money."
He was then knocked to the ground and attacked before a member of the group said: "You had better stop or you will kill him."
CCTV showed a group leaving the alleyway shortly after the attack.
Orwin was arrested later the same day but denied any involvement.
But three months later he made a full admission while on remand for an offence of burglary.
Orwin told officers who visited him in Doncaster prison that he wanted to 'wipe the slate clean'.
Orwin said he had been drunk on the day of the incident after stealing miniature bottles of spirits from BHS and had decided to rob someone.
Orwin pleaded guilty to robbery and burglary.
Leeds Crown Court also heard Orwin was a prolific house burglar.
On March 13 this year he was seen climbing 'crab-like' from balcony to balcony at a block of flats near Wakefield city centre.
A member of the public spotted him breaking into a flat and called the police.
Officers smashed down the door to find the flat ransacked and Orwin hiding inside.
John Wilkinson, for Orwin, said a report into his offending showed he had gone through the care system, had not complied with community orders and accepted that a lengthy prison sentence was inevitable.
Mr Wilkinson said the robbery victim had only suffered cuts and grazes to his hands and that Orwin knew the owner of the flat that he burgled and that it was empty at the time.
Jailing him for four-and-a-half years, recorder of Leeds Peter Collier said a minimum sentence of three years had to be fixed as it was his third offence of domestic burglary.
He told him: "You have a depressingly entrenched pro-criminal attitude.
"You have a lack of any remorse for your behaviour and refuse to engage with those offering support."
Comments
by lilvix88
Sunday, September 30 2012, 1:06PM
“dort call ma bro names ya dort even nor him sor shut ya traps ya bunch of idiots ya aint got all the facts sor i fink ya shud keep ur opinions ta ur sens”
by mike, scun
Monday, April 20 2009, 12:22AM
“in times of recession we could boost global trade by having treaties with countries like china and they could look after our scum at a far cheaper rate and maybe deter them from going back,a bowl of rice a day and some teachings of respect would do them good.”
by Wayne Kerr, Barton
Sunday, April 19 2009, 11:07PM
“Maybe he was trying to steal his top-lip.”
by trev, Brumby
Sunday, April 19 2009, 8:43PM
“Radio man I suppose its the parents fault when their children become disheartened and take their own lives.”
by Gary, New Holland
Sunday, April 19 2009, 7:58PM
“I to blame the parents but I also agree with the other comment about how we expose our children to such violent games that involves kiling animals with swords or knives as a form of entertainment Its got to be de-scentisising them to violence in the real world and some find it entertaining to carry it through in the real world.”
by Princess, Sunny Scunny
Sunday, April 19 2009, 7:50PM
“Ben, most of the time it probably is the parents, not controlling their children! Kids have no respect nowadays, their parents should teach them some!”
by Ben, Ashby
Sunday, April 19 2009, 7:43PM
“You sound like one of those goody-to-shoe Social workers who blames everything on the parents. Blaming parents for everything our kids do is UTTER TOSH”
by Video killed, the radio star
Sunday, April 19 2009, 6:31PM
“Xbox and Playstation games - total tosh.
The real reason is the lack of parenting skills or indeed parents.”
by Reality, scunny
Sunday, April 19 2009, 11:10AM
“As much as I totaly agree with all the comments on here. Whats not being examined here in the way many of our youth are behaving is these vey violent X Box and Playtation games are having on the minds and mentalities of our children, which im certain is de-sensitising them into behaving the way many do. These game sellers argue that they are only sold to Adults yet 99% of these games are being bought for their children. I have seen scenes where you are able to slash a Horse with a sword and watch blood spraying from its body as it attempts to run away. Is this supposed to be suitable entertainment for children. We have many scenes of extreme violence and torture in these games that are far worse than you might see in X certificate films. No wonder many of these kids go round parks beating up people in wheelchairs or stabbing passer-bys with kitchen knives.They are being brought or dragged up in a society and government that accepts that what the children want the children get, but the consequences are costing dearly.”
by pete, scunny
Sunday, April 19 2009, 2:27AM
“if he only just turned 20 & the victim is pushing 16 then that might have been a fiar fight! what does ppls attitudes matter anyway so he has no remorse so what big deal he did what he did his mind was made up with help & influence from his life time experiences & from his schooling & parents ect & from history shown to him through news bulletings of wars & policemen thrashing & killing inocent by standers on a whim! you can screw attitude in my oppinion its a dog eat dog world & can only get worse!”