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From the Dover Express, 3 December 2015.
A sense of Deja Vu at the Club Karma site.
A NEW nightclub is opening in Dover - and the owner hopes to attract
punters from across East Kent.
Deja Vu is set to open its doors at the former "Club Karma" site in Adrian
Street on Saturday, December 12.
Owner Sonal Gupta told the Express he hopes revellers from Folkestone
reeling from the recent closure of Onyx - also known as “The Priz” -
will flock to Dover.
Nightlife has suffered in Dover since the town’s “premier nightspot”
"Club Karma" closed last August.
Mr Gupta, 30, said: “I want to bring a good night out back to Dover.
“I’m excited. There is a buzz here at the moment.”
Mr Gupta told the Express that Deja Vu will be open on Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday nights.
Cheap.
He said: “It’s going to be upmarket - but cheap enough.”
Entry will be between £4 and £5, depending on what sort of event is
being held at the club.
Punters will be able to enjoy an offer of £1 a drink on Wednesday
nights.
Mr Gupta said “quite a bit” has changed inside the club, which has a new
sound system.
He told the Express he intends to employ local bar staff.
The former "Funky Monkey" doorman, who opened
"Karma" in 2010 after carrying
out a £1 million refurbishment, hopes revellers will be attracted by the
prospect of a cheaper cab fare.
He added: “Since Onyx shut there is nowhere for Folkestone locals to go.
“I think they’ll come to Dover.
“The only other options are Ashford, Canterbury and Maidstone.”
DJ Mo Kamara is set to host the grand opening of Deja Vu, which has a
capacity of 500.
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From
http://www.kentonline.co.uk. 29 March 2016, by Beth Robson.
Person 'stabbed' outside nightclub Deja Vu in Adrian Street, Dover.
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a man
outside the Deja Vu nightclub in Adrian Street, Dover in the early hours
of Saturday.
A Kent police spokesman confirmed two men, aged 23 and 30 and a woman
aged 18 have been arrested in connection with the incident and released
on bail until May 26 while enquiries continue.
The claims of the stabbing surfaced on social media on Saturday morning,
but Kent Police was not able to confirm the nature of the alleged
victim's injuries until today.
In a statement, the spokesman said: "Kent Police was called at 2.50am on
Saturday morning to Adrian Street, Dover following reports of an
assault.
"Officers attended the scene and man aged in his 20s was taken to
hospital with a single stab wound. He is currently in a stable
condition.
"Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident, or
has any information that would help their investigation."
Management at the nightclub has commended its door staff for their
handling of the incident outside the club.
A statement on its Facebook page told how door staff administered first
aid to the man, who was later rushed to hospital with
non-life-threatening injuries.
"We must commend the door staff for their professional and calm manner
in managing the incident given the circumstances" - management, Deja Vu.
Deja Vu's statement, released on its Facebook page, said: "It is with
regret that we confirm that an incident took place in the early hours of
the morning on Saturday 26 March at Deja Vu Nightclub.
"Police and paramedics were called to the premises after an altercation
outside the venue, between two groups, resulted in a young man having to
be rushed to hospital.
"Deja Vu Nightclub is extremely concerned with the safety of its
clientele and the community.
"Doorstaff at the club were unaware of the incident as it happened as it
occurred beyond their view outside the club. However, the team were
quick in assisting the injured party to safety and began first aid
whilst waiting for the paramedics to arrive.
"We must commend the door staff for their professional and calm manner
in managing the incident given the circumstances, therefore minimising
any further trouble or injuries.
"We are unable to comment any further on this incident as police are
investigating. We will continue to do all we can to help with their
inquiries."
It has not been confirmed whether the man, or those arrested had been
inside the club before the incident.
If you have any information on the incident, please contact Detective
Sergeant Stephanie Devon on 01843 222289. Alternatively, if you have
information but would prefer to remain anonymous call Kent Crimestoppers
on 0800 555 111 quoting incident number 26-161.
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From the Dover Express, 31 March 2016. By Jordan Bluer.
Police make three arrests after violent altercation in early hours.
A MAN was stabbed in a brawl when two groups clashed outside Deja Vu nightclub in Dover.
The bloodied victim, aged in his 20s, was taken to the William Harvey
Hospital in Ashford with a “single stab wound”, according to police.
He was then airlifted to King’s College Hospital in London and is
in a stable condition.
Kent Police say two men, aged 23 and 30, and a woman aged 18 have been
arrested in connection with the incident in Adrian Street.
They were
released on bail until May 26.
According to the club, the fight began away from the venue and out of
sight of nearby door staff.
It is unclear if the groups had been inside Deja Vu earlier.
A statement released on the club’s Facebook page said: “Police and
paramedics were
called to the premises after an altercation outside the venue between
two groups. Our door staff were unaware of the incident as it happened
beyond their view outside the club.”
Searching.
Police are still investigating the incident, which occurred in at around
2.50am on Saturday.
Officers were still at the scene hours later. Around 2pm, police were
“searching for a knife” outside the club, according to Dover pub owner Paul McMullan.
The club did not open on Saturday night. Owner Sonal Gupta said: “We
thought it would be out of order and it would be appropriate to allow
the police to fully comb the area.”
In the Facebook statement the club praised it’s bouncers for handling
the incident in a “professional and calm manner.”
The statement added: “The team were quick in assisting the
injured party to safety and began first aid whilst waiting for the
paramedics to arrive.”
The club was rebranded and reopened in February it had previously been
known as "Club Karma" before it was shut down in July 2014.
■ Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant
Stephanie Devon on 01843 222289 or Kent Crimestoppers anonymously on
0800 555 111 quoting incident number 26-161.
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From the Dover Mercury, 31 March 2016.
Three held after stabbing attack.
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a man in the
chest outside the Deja Vu nightclub in Dover.
A police spokesman confirmed two men, aged 23 and 30, and a woman aged
18 have been arrested.
They were released on bail until May 26.
Claims of a stabbing surfaced on social media on Saturday morning, but
police were not able to confirm the nature of the alleged victim’s
injuries until Tuesday.
The spokesman said police were called at 2.50am on Saturday morning to
Adrian Street, Dover, after reports of an assault.
“A man aged in his 20s was taken to hospital with a single stab wound.
He is in a
stable condition. Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed
the incident, or has any information that would help their
investigation.”
Two ambulance crews, as well as one SECAmb car, attended after door
staff administered first aid to the man.
A spokesman for SECAmb said: “As he had a chest injury it was taken very
seriously and he was taken to William Harvey Hospital for further
assessment.”
Kent Air Ambulance joined the paramedics at the hospital and accompanied
crews by land to King’s College Hospital, London.
Management at the nightclub commended its door staff for their handling
of the incident. A statement on its Facebook page said door staff
administered first aid to the man, who was later rushed to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Deja Vu’s statement said: “Police and paramedics were called to the
premises after an altercation outside the venue, between two groups,
resulted in a young
man having to be rushed to hospital. Deja Vu Nightclub is extremely
concerned with the safety of its clientele and the community. Door staff
at the club were unaware
of the incident as it happened beyond their view outside the building.
“However, the team were quick in assisting the injured party to safety
and began first aid while waiting for the paramedics to arrive.
“We must commend the door staff for their professional and calm manner
in managing the incident given the circumstances, therefore minimising
any further trouble or injuries.”
The club was closed on Saturday night but re-opened on Wednesday.
It has not been confirmed whether the man, or those arrested, had been
inside the club before the incident.
If you have any information on the incident, contact Detective Sergeant
Stephanie Devon on 01843 222289.
Alternatively, if you would prefer to remain anonymous call Kent
Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting incident number 26-161.
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From the Dover Express, 2 June 2016.
Club stabbing bail extended.
DOVER: Two men and a woman, arrested in connection with a stabbing
outside Dover’s Deja Vu nightclub, have had their bail extended until July
14.
A man, aged in his 20s, was taken to William Harvey Hospital in Ashford
with a “single stab wound” after an early-morning altercation between two
groups in Adrian Street on March 26.
Two men, aged 23 and 30, and a woman aged 18 were later arrested and
originally released on bail until May 26.
According to the club, the fight began away from the venue and out of
sight of nearby door staff. It is unclear if the groups had been inside
the club beforehand.
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From
http://www.kentlive.news.
By Dover Express, 18 August, 2016.
Four people have been charged after a man was stabbed in a brawl outside a nightclub.
Four people have been charged after a man was stabbed in an alleged
brawl outside Deja Vu nightclub in Adrian Street, Dover, in March. The victim, aged in his 20s, was taken to Kings College Hospital in
London. He was last reported as being in a stable condition. Ryan Derby, 31, of Castle Hill, Dover, and Khyle Harding, 23, from
Sheerness have both been charged with GBH with intent and possession of
a bladed article. Jack Thompson, 24, of Milner Crescent, Aylesham, has been charged with
ABH and Tia Wesley, 19, of Chevalier Road, Dover has been charged with
theft. The four have been bailed and will appear at Folkestone Magistrates
Court on September 12. According to the club, the alleged fight on March 26 began away from the
venue and out of sight of nearby door staff. It is unclear if they had been inside Deja Vu earlier. A statement released on the club's Facebook page said: "Police and
paramedics were called to the premises after an altercation outside the
venue between two groups. "Our door staff were unaware of the incident as it happened beyond their
view outside the club." At the time the club praised it's bouncers for handling the incident in
a "professional and calm manner." The statement added: "The team were quick in assisting the injured party
to safety and began first aid whilst waiting for the paramedics to
arrive." The club was rebranded and reopened in February. It had previously been
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From the Dover Mercury, 2 February 2017. By Paul Hooper.
Mystery Scouser saved man’s life at nightclub.
Wife's bag had been stolen before victim was knifed in fight outside venue.
A woman has told a jury how a “man with a Scouse accent” saved the life
of her husband after he was stabbed in a fight outside a Dover
nightclub.
Darren Catt had been knifed as he went to the aid of wife Nikki, who had
her bag stolen in an incident on March 26 last year.
He told a jury at Canterbury Crown Court how he was involved in a
punch-up with two men outside Deja Vu nightclub -but had not realised he
had been stabbed.
Now Ryan Derby, 31, of Castle Hill Road, Dover, has pleaded not guilty
to wounding Mr Catt with intent.
Quick thinking saved life of victim after stabbing.
A wife has told a jury how a “man with a Scouse accent” saved the life
of her husband after he was stabbed in a fight outside a Dover
nightclub.
Darren Catt had been knifed as he went to the aid of wife Nikki, who had
her bag stolen in an incident on March 26 last year.
He told a jury at Canterbury Crown Court how he was involved in a
punch-up with two men outside Deja Vu nightclub - but had not realised
he had been stabbed.
Mrs Catt said a “man with a Scouse accent” then said “Darren, you’re
bleeding, mate”.
She said: “The man who said that helped to save Darren’s life that
night. He had come out of the club after the event. This person, I don’t
know him and he wasn’t involved (in the stabbing), but he knew medical
training.”
Ryan Derby, 31, of Castle HillRoad, Dover, has pleaded not guilty to
wounding Mr Catt with intent. Khyle Harding, 23, from Thamesmead, pleaded guilty to a lesser
charge of unlawful wounding, and Tia Wesley, 19, of Chevalier Road,
Dover, admitted the theft of a handbag. Both will be sentenced later.
Mr Catt was taken to King’s College Hospital, London, after the knife
wound punctured his lung. He told the jury: “I lost a lot of blood and I
was later told
I had been resuscitated.”
The jury heard how Mrs Catt had been out with friends at the club when
her handbag was stolen and a woman in the club told her she knew who had
taken it.
Outside, the two women confronted a group of people and she alleged that
racist remarks were being made towards the woman who had helped her. She
then telephoned her husband, who
arrived minutes later as Mrs Catt and another woman became involved in a
fight, during which she lost her hair extensions and jewellery.
Mr Catt, who is 6ft 6in, claimed that when he turned up, one of the men
shouted: “You’re a big fella ” He was confronted by a man and began
throwing punches in defence of his wife, as another man grabbed him
around the neck to pull him away.
He said: “It was kind of weird because the man in front didn’t retaliate
as I thought he would have. It was not normal. It looked like he was
trying to get something out of his pockets.”
Mr Catt said that bouncers then appeared and the two men seemed to
disappear and he bent down and laughed at his wife as she collected her
hair extensions and jewellery.
It was then he claimed he felt a dull blow to the left side of his
chest, adding: “It just didn’t register at the time. I didn’t realise I
had been stabbed.”
The trial continues.
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From the Dover Express, 2 February, 2017. By Amy Nickalls.
Man ‘stabbed while protecting his wife’.
Court told blood found on accused’s clothes after nightclub brawl.
A MAN was “protecting his wife” when he was stabbed outside a Dover
nightclub, a court heard.
Darren Catt spent a week in Kings College Hospital, London, with a
punctured lung after a “scuffle” outside "Deja Vu" in Adrian Street in the
early hours of March 26 last year.
Canterbury Crown Court heard on Tuesday that forensic tests found traces
of Mr Catt’s blood and DNA were found on the sleeve of clothing belonging
to Dover man Ryan Derby.
Derby’s DNA was also found on the handle of the weapon used, the
prosecution told jurors at the start of his trial.
Opening the case, prosecutor Siobhan Malloy said: “Mr Derby will say he is
not the stabber and the only reason his DNA is on the knife is because
someone threw it to him after the stabbing but he threw it to the ground.
Scientific.
“He is only saying that to distance himself from the scientific evidence.
“He can’t dispute it. It’s fact. It’s science.
“It cannot be undermined.”
Mr Catt was called by his wife, Nikki, who said her handbag had been
stolen and she was having an argument with a woman, Tia Wesley.
Mr Catt was at another nightclub nearby and arrived at the scene within
minutes of receiving the call to find his wife arguing with Wesley and
three men.
Giving evidence in court from behind a screen, Mrs Catt said: “I called
him when it was getting heated.
“He came out of nowhere.
“Somebody called out and said
‘you’re a big fella aren’t you?’
At that point Tia was so close up to me I don’t know what happened.
“It was heated, I grabbed her by the hair and we went to the floor
fighting.”
Mrs Catt claims she didn’t see anything after that but heard stomping
which she presumed was her husband being attacked.
The court heard that one of the men grabbed Mr Catt from behind and tried
to hold him back while another stood in front of him while the third did
not get involved.
In his evidence to the court, Mr Catt said: “It’s all a bit vague now but
I was trying to defend myself and protect my wife.
“I don’t know who threw the first punch.
“I felt my shirt pull and then it felt like someone had punched me in the
ribs. It didn’t really register.
Stabbed.
“It felt like a dead blow. I felt something but I didn’t realise I had
been stabbed until later.”
Mr Catt was taken into the nightclub after it was closed down following
the incident and
waited for an ambulance to arrive.
Wesley, of Chevalier Road, Dover, had already pleaded guilty to theft,
admitting that she had stolen Mrs Catt’s handbag that night.
Jurors were told a second man, Khyle Harding, 24; of Bel-marsh Road,
Thamesmead, has pleaded guilty to a lesser offence in connection with the
case.
Derby, of Castle Hill Road, denies wounding with intent and carrying an
article with a blade or point.
The trial continues.
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From the Dover Mercury, 9 February 2017. By Paul Hooper.
Man cleared over stabbing in nightclub attack on wife.
A Dover man found with blood on his clothes and his DNA on a knife
after a vicious stabbing near a nightclub has been acquitted.
Ryan Derby had been arrested by police after a man was knifed going to the
aid of his wife outside the Deja Vu club in Adrian Street.
But now a judge has ruled that the 31-year-old, who denied wounding Darren
Catt with intent, has no case to answer and instructed the jury to return
not guilty verdicts.
They had heard evidence at Canterbury Crown Court from the former lover of
Derby’s pal Khyle Harding how the two men returned laughing after the
attack.
Harding, 23, of Thamesmead, London, admitted a lesser charge of unlawful
wounding after the two-man attack on Mr Catt last March.
However the Crown Prosecution Service claimed it was Derby who had plunged
the knife into Mr Catt, which resulted in him being taken to a London
hospital with a punctured lung.
But at the end of the prosecution
case, Judge Rupert Lowe ordered the jury to return not guilty verdicts on
charges of wounding and possessing
the knife in a public area.
During a legal argument, the judge said: “A knife was discovered close to
the scene of the stabbing of Darren Catt with his blood on the blade.
“On the handle of that knife was found DNA from Mr Derby.
“When Derby was interviewed by police, he told what can only be understood
in the light of other evidence as being a number of lies about his
knowledge of the knife, his knowledge of Khyle Harding, his proximity to
the violence and about wet blood on two of his garments, which was contact
staining.”
barren Catt told the jury how he had been attacked by two men, one in
front of him and the other behind him which he fought off.
He then bent down to help his stricken wife, Nikki, who had become
embroiled in a fight with a woman, who she confronted after the theft of
her handbag.
He told how he felt a “dull blow” to his rib cage and, although he did not
realise until later, he had been stabbed.
Harding’s former partner, Daniker Doughty had told the jury how her
ex-lover had confessed to her on three occasions that he had stabbed Mr
Catt.
She said that Harding and Derby had “thought it funny” that others
believed it was Derby who had struck the blow.
Judge Lowe said that the CPS had been “too strongly attached” to believing
Derby and not Harding had been the stabber “in the face of equivocal
evidence”.
He added: “I do not believe a jury could be sure on the evidence before me
that Derby was the stabber.
“However, the evidence is consistent with him being the stabber but it is
more consistent with Khyle Harding being the stabber.
“If Derby were convicted of being the stabber, I would consider that an
injustice would have been done.”
He added that Derby’s behaviour was suspicious and had the CPS believed
the two men were jointly responsible for what happened, the case was
unlikely to have been stopped.
Harding and Tia Wesley, 19, of Chevalier Road, Dover, who admitted theft
of a handbag, will be sentenced later.
Before the start of the trial, the CPS had dropped an assault charge
against Jack Thompson, 24, from Milner Crescent, Aylesham, against another
man. He had denied the offence.
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From the Dover Express, 9 February, 2017.
Not guilty verdict in stabbing attack trial.
A MAN accused of stabbing a husband outside a Dover nightclub as he tried
to “protect his wife” was found not guilty at Canterbury Crown Court on
Friday (February 3).
Ryan Derby, 31, of Castle Hill Road, Dover, was accused of wounding with
intent and carrying a bladed article in public.
But last week Judge Rupert Lowe ruled that there was insufficient evidence
for a jury to be able to convict Mr Derby.
He said: “It may appear unsatisfactory because, the evidence being what it
is, there may be considerable suspicion.
“But I am not satisfied that a verdict on the basis that Ryan Derby did
the stabbing could be sufficiently arrived at.”
Hospital.
Victim Darren Catt spent a week in Kings College Hospital in London after
the incident outside Deja Vu in Adrian Street, which ended with him being
taken to hospital with a punctured lung.
The court heard that the injury was 2cm wide.
The court heard that Mr Derby’s DNA was found on the handle of the knife
that had Mr Catt’s blood on it and was believed to have been used to stab
him.
However, there was not sufficient evidence to prove that his DNA was put
there when the stabbing happened.
The incident happened early in the morning of March 26.
Kyle Harding had pleaded guilty to wounding Mr Catt and the jury heard a
statement from his then girlfriend that he had also confessed to her on
the night of the incident.
Mr Derby has returned to prison to finish a previous conviction until
August 15.
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From the Dover Mercury, 16 February 2017. By Paul Hooper.
Man locked up for stabbing after fight outside nightclub.
A man who stabbed a brave husband as he defended his wife has been jailed
for three years.
Khyle Harding, 23, admitted plunging the knife into Darren Catt after two
women began fighting outside the Deja Vu Nightclub.
The punch up began after sneak thief Tia Wesley stole a handbag belonging
to Mr Catt’s wife Nikki inside the venue in Adrian Street.
Canterbury Crown Court heard how Wesley, 19, of Chevalier Road, Dover was
confronted nearby and became involved in a scuffle.
Mr Catt was telephoned by his distressed wife in March last year and went
to her aid -but was confronted by Harding and his pal Ryan Derby.
He told a jury that he was attacked but had not realised he had been
stabbed.
The knife punctured a lung and he was taken to hospital for treatment to a
London Hospital but has since recovered.
Wesley pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding on the day she was due to stand
trial. Co-accused Ryan Derby, 31, who denied wounding
with intent, was acquitted after the judge stopped the trial.
The jury had heard statement evidence from Harding’s ex-lover how the two
men returned laughing after the attack.
Harding, 23, of Thames-mead, had confessed to being the stabber on three
occasions, the court heard.
Darren Catt told the jury how he had been attacked by two men, one in
front of him and the other behind him which he fought off.
He then bent down to help his stricken wife, Nikki, who had become
embroiled in fight with a woman who she had confronted after the theft of
her handbag.
As he did he felt a “dull blow” to his rib cage and although he didn’t
realise until later, he had been stabbed.
The incident had begun when Wesley was caught on CCTV stealing the
handbag, which she took from the club and gave to others.
Mrs Catt later realised the handbag had been stolen and alerted her
husband who was nearby.
Judge Rupert Lowe in giving Wesley a 12 month conditional discharge told
her she was a liar.
He said: “You have never told the truth to anybody in authority and
probably not to yourself, about what you did that night.
“But you quite plainly stole Nikki Catt’s handbag and you went straight
outside and gave it to people who immediately started stealing its
contents.
“That was thoroughly dishonest and mean trick played upon someone you
knew.”
Before the start of the trial, the CPS dropped an assault charge against
Jack Thompson, 24, from Milner Crescent, Aylesham. He had denied the
offence.
Khyle Harding has been jailed for three years after admitting stabbing
Darren Catt Picture: Kent Police
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From the Dover Express, 16 February, 2017. By Amy
Nickalls.
A 23-YEAR-OLD who pleaded guilty to wounding a man outside a nightclub
has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Khyle Harding, 23, of Belmarsh Road, Thamesmead, had pleaded guilty to
the charges.
The Crown Prosecution Service had claimed Ryan Derby was the person who
stabbed Darren Catt outside Deja Vu in March last year.
A trial held at Canterbury Court last week found Derby not guilty due
to insufficient evidence as Khyle Harding had both pleaded guilty and
confessed to a witness in the case that he stabbed Mr Catt.
On Friday at Canterbury Crown Court Judge Rupert Lowe told Harding: “On
March 26, 2016 you went out with Ryan Derby and Jack Thompson and others
at the Roman Quay Pub prior to going to the Deja Vu nightclub where you
were congregating outside at a time when an argument broke out because Tia
Wesley had stolen Nikki Catt’s handbag.
“You were armed with a knife and used that to stab Darren Catt. You
rang your then girlfriend later and said you had done something. Then you
rang her again to say you had stabbed someone and went to her house -
where you were living - with Ryan Derby, the only other potential stabber
in this case, and you both found it funny that some people thought he had
done it.
“I was left in no doubt after hearing that that you were the man with
the knife.”
Harding, who is already serving a sentence for actual bodily harm and
false imprisonment, has been given a three year sentence to be served
after his current conviction has been spent.
Trick.
Judge Lowe also sentenced Tia Wesley, 19, Chevalier Road, Dover who
pleaded guilty to theft.
It was stealing Nikki Catt’s handbag which Judge Lowe said lead to Mr
Catt’s injury.
In court he said: “You have, in my judgement, never told the truth to
anybody in authority, possibly not even to yourself, about what you did on
March 26, 2016.
“But you quite plainly stole Nikki Catt’s handbag.
“Not just because you pleaded guilty to it but because you went
straight outside and gave it to people who started stealing the contents
and then came back in without it.
“It was truly dishonest and a mean trick to play on someone you knew
and I hope you never do it again.
“It was disgraceful.
“It resulted indirectly in a fight in which the husband of the woman
who you stole from was seriously injured.”
Wesley has been sentence to a conditional discharge for 12 months.
In the trial Mr Catt said he felt a ‘dead blow’ in his side as he
helped his wife off the floor who had been fighting with Wesley.
He did not see who stabbed him.
The stabbing caused him a punctured lung and he had to be treated at a
London in hospital for his injuries.
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