Fart-ful dodger: Serial shoplifter who broke wind in cop’s face during arrest is jailed for nearly three years for stealing £33-worth of beer and cider from Tesco
- Matthew Hapgood ‘broke wind in the officer’s face’ during arrest, a court heard
- The 41-year-old pleaded guilty to four offences including shoplifting
- Judge Ian Pringle QC jailed him for 34 months on Friday at Oxford Crown Court
A serial shoplifter who farted in cop’s face during arrest is jailed for nearly three years for stealing £33-worth of beer and cider from Tesco.
Matthew Hapgood, 41, ‘broke wind in the officer’s face during the course of that arrest’ on March 21, a court heard.
Hapgood pleaded guilty to robbery, shoplifting, possession of a bladed article and criminal damage at Oxford Crown Court.
Matthew Hapgood, 41, ‘broke wind in the officer’s face during the course of that arrest’ on March 21, a court heard. He was seized by police after stealing £33-worth of beer and cider from Tesco
Judge Ian Pringle QC jailed him for 34 months on Friday.
He said: “You have a lengthy history, no less than 31 previous convictions for 83 offences, all really to do with a drug or alcohol addiction which has been with you for most of your adult life.”
Ronan McCann, mitigating, said his client’s problems were linked to a ‘long term addiction in relation to substances’.
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