A HOMELESS Taunton man has been jailed for 20 weeks for sitting on the ground “without reasonable excuse”.
Haydon Mark Baker, 33, who was staying at a homeless hostel at the time, pleaded guilty to a total of three similar offences when he appeared at Taunton Magistrates’ Court last week.
He admitted sitting on the ground, which he was banned from doing under a Criminal Behaviour Order, outside Greggs, in North Street, on April 28; outside tReds, in East Street, on May 2; and outside McDonald’s, in East Street, on May 5.
He was sent down for 20 weeks (concurrent) on each count, which were contrary to the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
He was also ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge, but there was no order for costs due to lack of means.
The court heard there was considered to be a high risk that he could be seen to be begging and that his deliberate actions were the latest in a line of deliberate breaches of the order.
Michael Kavanagh
on May 15, 2019 at 11:21 am
Come see Vancouver Canada or neighboring Surrey BC
Homeless people cluster in certain areas. No job. No income. No place to live. The street becomes home. Begging becomes the job. City of Victoria BC has them too.
A HOMELESS Taunton man has been jailed for 20 weeks for sitting on the ground “without reasonable excuse”.
Haydon Mark Baker, 33, who was staying at a homeless hostel at the time, pleaded guilty to a total of three similar offences when he appeared at Taunton Magistrates’ Court last week.
He admitted sitting on the ground, which he was banned from doing under a Criminal Behaviour Order, outside Greggs, in North Street, on April 28; outside tReds, in East Street, on May 2; and outside McDonald’s, in East Street, on May 5.
He was sent down for 20 weeks (concurrent) on each count, which were contrary to the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
He was also ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge, but there was no order for costs due to lack of means.
The court heard there was considered to be a high risk that he could be seen to be begging and that his deliberate actions were the latest in a line of deliberate breaches of the order.
Come see Vancouver Canada or neighboring Surrey BC
Homeless people cluster in certain areas. No job. No income. No place to live. The street becomes home. Begging becomes the job. City of Victoria BC has them too.