Bad influence Birmingham boyfriend and the girlfriend told to ditch him by judge

2 days ago

This is the first picture of a seemingly doomed couple destined to go their separate ways after robbing a Lloyds Pharmacy together.
Wayne Green carried out a bizarre crime spree to add to his disgraceful tally of 118 previous offences.
He involved his girlfriend Sharon Deen in the chemist raid.
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She was also present nearby, but not directly involved, as he burgled a home and stole bananas, which the couple were seen munching as they walked down the street afterwards.
Finally, they were together as Green rammed police vehicles while driving a drug dealer's car which contained large amounts of cocaine and heroin inside.
Green had also burgled a takeaway taking a staff member's mobile phone while acting on his own.
Sentencing both at Birmingham Crown Court last month, Judge Peter Cooke told 43-year-old Deen to effectively dump Green.
He assured their immediate separation at least by jailing him but sparing her further custody.
The couple both have issues with drug addiction.
In an unusual move, Judge Cooke dealt with Deen on her own, without Green present.
Addressing her over a video link which she joined from HMP Foston Hall, he told her: "If you are going to turn your life around you need positive influences in your life.
"I'm sorry to have to say this because I know you two are fond of one another, but Wayne Green will never be able to be the positive influence you need.
"A man with 118 offences and years in prison behind him even before today.
"He is never going to be the positive influence you need.
"As soon as you accept that and move on the better."
Deen, of Hilltop Road, Oldbury, was handed a 15-month suspended sentence after admitting robbery, assault and two counts of possessing class A drugs.
Then Green was brought back into the dock in court, having been verbally disruptive throughout the hearing.
At one stage he temporarily 'sacked' his barrister only to back down from the decision because he wanted he and his partner to be sentenced that day.
Judge Cooke said: "I have dealt with Sharon Deen already. It maybe of some comfort to you I felt I was able to give her a suspended sentence.
"This is not a stage in the proceedings for a dialogue between you and me. You have been verbal from the dock this afternoon."
Green, of Hob Moor Road, Small Heath, admitted the same offences as his girlfriend as well as dangerous driving and two counts of burglary.
He was sentenced to five years and banned from driving for the same length of time.
Green burgled Chicken.com in Smethwick stealing a worker's £1,000 iPhone from behind the counter on October 5.
Later the same night he broke into a home in Merrivale Road, while the occupants were asleep.
He stole a purse, £100 in cash, biscuits and bananas which he and Deen were caught on camera eating afterwards.
The couple robbed a Lloyds Pharmacy on the morning of October 17 when two female staff challenged them for trying to steal shampoo and conditioner.
Deen spat in the face of one worker and dragged the other to the ground by her hair while Green pushed and shoved at them to free his partner.
Three days later, on October 20, they were alone together in a drug dealer's car in Oldbury when police tried to stop them.
Green, who was driving, tried to ram force vehicles and then stuffed drugs into his mouth before officers ultimately detained them.
Police checks confirmed the car belonged to a significant drug dealer, with Green claiming he took it.
Elizabeth Hartley, defending Green, said he had a difficult upbringing and a 'consistent struggle' with class A drug addiction, which he was now addressing in custody.
Elisabeth MacDermott, for Deen, told the court she had learning difficulties and came from a deprived background.
She added she had taken positive steps in custody towards tackling her drug addiction as well as taken educational courses.
Judge Cooke said: "It is quite clear I am dealing with a very limited person with a number of frailties and vulnerabilities.
"She has been assessed as having an IQ of only 70.
"It is fair to say her antecedents (criminal record), while not insignificant, are of a different order and magnitude from her co-defendant."
He ordered Deen to complete 35 days of rehabilitation activity as part of her sentence.