Officers went to Ali's mum's house at 8am on June 26 and she answered the door. The court was told Ali was still in bed and officers went upstairs and told him he was under arrest on suspicion of theft.
Ms Pritchard said as he was still in his pyjamas Ali asked if he could get dressed, a request which was granted.
She said: "He was then asking if he could use the bathroom. He was searched and police found nothing on him.
"He went into the bathroom. The police could hear noises from the tap. Mr Ali's mum was shouting for him to hurry up. The officers realised he was taking too long and went in to the bathroom. They noticed the bathroom window was open.
"The defendant had climbed onto the kitchen window and escaped."
/facepalm
Ali, who appeared in the dock in handcuffs and had been in custody for 14 weeks before his sentencing hearing, pleaded guilty to theft and escaping from lawful custody.
Judge Beverley Lunt (Ed: *groans*) sentenced him to 120 unpaid work (sic) and warned him if he didn't fully comply with the order she would send him to prison.
Where he'll no doubt ask for a big poster of Rita Hayworth,
Lest we forget, there is one crime which Bev does take seriously...
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Ms Pritchard said a crime scene investigator found fingerprints belonging to Ali, of Granville Street in Burnley, on the counter.
ReplyDeleteWhich presumably implies he was already known to them since they went round to his house sharpish.
Oh to be in the office when they explained how he had nipped out the window. I can just see the pained look ....
With a name like Ali I doubt Rita would be suitable.
ReplyDeleteDear Lord, did they send a plastic bobby who doesn't own a telly to pick him up?
ReplyDeleteAny fule nose the bad guy always makes a dash for it from the window in the bog, that wheeze features on almost every crime drama episode ever screened in the history of telly.
120 hours of community service, oh the hard cruel judge.
Where's the double face palm pic when you need it.
Judd
"Lest we forget, there is one crime which Bev does take seriously..."
ReplyDeleteGot to admit, I was behind her on that one, given how many other judges seem to overlook contempt of court.
"Which presumably implies he was already known to them since they went round to his house sharpish. "
Oh, I suspect they probably only needed the prints to get a warrant!
"With a name like Ali I doubt Rita would be suitable."
Could always P'shop a burkha on her...
"Any fule nose the bad guy always makes a dash for it from the window in the bog, that wheeze features on almost every crime drama episode ever screened in the history of telly."
And they always run up stairs where available. Have you noticed that?