Mansfield Woodhouse man stole his uncle's wallet following drunken fight over cannabis
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Liam McHugh appeared before Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, March 10, when he admitted the theft.
The court heard that the 34-year-old, of Park Avenue, had bumped into his uncle in a pub in the town centre and the older man had bought him some beers before inviting him back to his flat.
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Hide AdThe pair also decided to buy some cannabis, and it was agreed that Mchugh would obtain it and the uncle – identified in court as James McHugh – would pay for it.
The pair then took a taxi to the uncle’s address where the fight had broken out when they got out of the vehicle at Blyth Court, Mansfield, in December 2019. the court heard.
Prosecuting, Donna Fawcett told the court: “During the taxi ride home, the complainant had told the defendant to shut up in an aggressive manner. Outside the taxi, the complainant came towards the defendant, taking his jacket off, saying ‘give me the f****** weed’, and punched him.
“The defendant told police that he had punched his uncle three times, but not very hard. He found the wallet on the floor and went and bought four cans of lager and went to a friends house where he smoked some of the cannabis.”
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Hide AdShe told the court that McHugh had taken £40 in cash from the wallet but left the item at the property, and the occupier later used a bank card and removed £1,200 from the victim’s account.
Speaking in his own defence, McHugh told the court: “I actually called the police about it myself the following day when three men turned up at my house threatening my life over what had happened with my uncle.
“When I got back from the police station, the front windows had been put through at my house and members of the public had posted about what had happened all over Facebook.
“My uncle’s no angel, he’s been in prison for half of his life.”
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Hide AdMcHugh was fined £180 and ordered to pay £50 in compensation and £85 in prosecution costs.