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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Bad influence Birmingham boyfriend and the girlfriend told to ditch him by judge
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. READ MORE: 'Animals' - Honeytrap kidnap gang jailed for 'cowardly and vile' attack on pal 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 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.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Yahoo
Judge gives woman 118 reasons to ditch crook boyfriend after bizarre crime spree
A judge told a woman to ditch her crook boyfriend following a bizarre crime spree. Wayne Green, aged 42, and Sharon Deen, 43, robbed a Lloyds Pharmacy and ended up in a drug dealer's car smashing into police. Green, who has committed 118 previous offences, also burgled a takeaway and broke into a home while the occupants were asleep. READ MORE: Face of dad jailed over three-minute TikTok rant despite grovelling apology In the latter incident he stole bananas which he and Deen were seen eating on CCTV footage after walking away from the scene. The couple, who both have issues with drug addiction, were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday, June 26 but received very different outcomes. Deen, of Hilltop Road, Oldbury, was handed a 15-month suspended sentence after admitting robbery, assault and two counts of possessing class A drugs. In an unusual move Judge Peter Cooke dealt with her separately, as she watched via a video link from HMP Foston Hall. The reason soon became clear as he said: "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." Green, of Hob Moor Road, Small Heath, was then brought back into the dock. He had been disruptive throughout the hearing, at one stage 'sacking' his barrister and u-turning on one of his guilty pleas before reneging on both decisions. 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." Having 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 five years. Green had gone in to on Bearwood Road in Smethwick on October 5 last year. He swiped a worker's iPhone 13 Pro, worth £1,000, from behind the counter while the staff were all in the kitchen. Later the same night he clambered through the window of a home in Merrivale Road, Smethwick, while the occupants were asleep. He let himself out through the front door having found the keys and stolen a purse, £100 in cash, a packet of biscuits and the bananas. "Footage shows Mr Green and Miss Deen walking along eating bananas," said prosecutor Alison Scott-Jones, who confirmed Deen was not convicted in relation to the burglary. But the couple did act together when they robbed Lloyds Pharmacy at 10.45am on October 17. When two female staff tried to stop them stealing shampoo and conditioner Deen pulled one of the workers to the ground by her hair and spat in the face of another. Green pushed and shoved at them to free his girlfriend. Judge Cooke said: "It was not the gravest in terms of the items of property taken or the violence exhibited but I don't trivialise it for one moment. "This will be an experience at work which will live with each of the ladies involved, probably for the rest of their lives. "It has become a nightmare feature of people engaged in retail work these days, people who are usually women doing shop work finding themselves confronted with behaviour and aggression such as this." Finally, the couple were in a silver Volkswagen Golf in Oldbury on October 20 when they were seen acting 'bizarrely' by police who confronted them. Green, who was driving, tried to ram them three times, hitting force vehicles twice. He then stuffed bags of drugs into his mouth before being detained, with officers recovering further large amounts of cocaine and heroin inside the car. But the couple were not charged with supplying them. Ms Scott-Jones said: "Considerable police intelligence checks were made. "The car was never reported stolen but belonged to a significant drug dealer. "He (Green) did admit taking the vehicle from the dealer." 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.
Daily Mail
30-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Indigenous inmate complained about being bitten by a spider before dying just days away from his release
An Indigenous inmate has died just days before his release after he told prison staff he had been bitten by a spider. Aboriginal man, Wayne Green, 41, was bitten inside Parklea Correctional Centre in Sydney and, two weeks later, died in Westmead Hospital about 9.55pm on Friday. He received medical treatment after alerting staff to symptoms of severe chest pain. Mr Green was first treated by St Vincent hospital staff, the private health provider inside the Sydney prison, and was subsequently transferred to Westmead Hospital when his condition deteriorated. A spokesperson for the private operators of the prison, MTC Broadspectrum confirmed the Indigenous inmate died on Friday. 'The man had been transferred from Parklea Correctional Centre to hospital at about 12.55pm for treatment,' they told Daily Mail Australia. 'MTC extends our sympathies to his family, friends and the wider Aboriginal community.' The prison operators are working with Corrective Services NSW and NSW Police 'who investigate all deaths in custody regardless of the circumstances'. Medical staff were told about the spider bite on Friday after treating the inmate for chest pain, according to The Daily Telegraph. It's understood the spider bite may have happened two weeks prior to Mr Green's death. Investigators are awaiting the results of toxicology reports before a cause of death can be confirmed. Mr Green was due to be released from Parklea on July 11. The MTC spokesperson revealed a 'protest' broke out at the prison on Saturday following the Aboriginal man's death. 'About 9.00am on Saturday, June 28, in response to the death, a group of inmates conducted a peaceful protest in an accommodation unit,' they said. 'After a period of negotiation, the majority of inmates were voluntarily secured in their cells. A small number of inmate representatives then spoke with centre management. 'At about 12.30pm, inmates were released from their cells, and normal routine recommenced. 'There were no injuries to staff or inmates during the incident, and nothing was damaged.' Mr Green's death will be subject to a coronial inquest.
West Australian
14-05-2025
- General
- West Australian
Great Southern community to wear orange on May 21 in support of local State Emergency Service volunteers
The Great Southern community is being encouraged to wear orange on May 21 for Wear Orange Wednesday to show appreciation for local State Emergency Service volunteers. Department of Fire and Emergency Services Great Southern Supt Wayne Green said the day recognises the 'great work' of SES volunteers. 'Not only them as volunteers, the commitments their families make when they support volunteers when they go out usually in adverse conditions to help the community out,' he said. SES volunteers attended 233 incidents across the region over 2021 hours between May 1, 2024, and May 6, 2025, including 54 severe weather events, 20 large bushfires, 19 rescues and patient lifts, and 26 road crash rescues. The volunteers' skills vary from rappelling off cliffs to rescue people to securing roofs in bad weather with their support in natural hazards, storms and bushfires essential to keeping the community safe. 'They're the same volunteers that are out during the storm season that are then flat out during fire season supporting those operations,' Supt Green said. 'They can do everything from ferrying resources around to getting food and critical supplies out to our firefighters right through to conducting or looking after staging areas where we've got a large volume of resources responding where they're at.' Supt Green said they were 'quite often' called to climb the Stirling Range to assist with rescues. 'SES are quite often called upon to climb to the top of Bluff Knoll and provide that manpower to assist with getting casualties or people who are in distress down to a safer location,' he said. 'Usually that's in arduous conditions, not only in terms of the climbs and the distances they've got to travel, but the weather conditions they're exposed to. 'And sometimes climbing overnight and then getting up again first thing in the morning to go and do it again.' Supt Green said Wear Orange Wednesday was a 'small token' of appreciation for their efforts, always going 'above and beyond'. 'Doesn't matter what the task, how big, how small, they're always putting their hands up to come and provide that support,' he said. Across WA, SES volunteers have attended 2464 incidents across 23,725 hours.
ABC News
30-04-2025
- ABC News
Albany authorities urge selfie-seekers to stay within safety barriers at The Gap
Authorities are fed up with visitors risking their lives for a social media selfie at a Western Australian coastal cliff where people have fallen to their deaths in recent years. The Gap is one of the Great Southern region's most popular tourists attractions with hundreds of thousands of visitors flocking to the area to take in its breathtaking views. Hundreds of thousands of tourists visit The Gap each year. ( ABC Great Southern: John Dobson ) Department of Fire and Emergency Services Great Southern superintendent Wayne Green said the safety barriers at the site had been purpose built to ensure those visiting were able to get the most out of the experience without putting themselves in danger. "For people to be ignoring the warnings out there and climbing over these barriers and putting themselves in harm's way [it's] your families that have to live through that and endure that," Mr Green said. "Also our first responders that have to go out and recover these bodies. That's life-changing for our responders. Posing for a selfie near the 40-metre-high cliff at The Gap. ( Supplied ) " Accidents will occur, but if we can prevent them ourselves then we need to take all measures to prevent them. " In May 2018 a 20-year-old man A group of teens photographed walking along the 40-metre-high cliff top edge on Saturday. ( Supplied ) Risk taking behaviour Photos supplied to the ABC taken during the recent school holidays show various parties on the cliff beyond the safety barriers. One Albany local said it was happening too often but was not sure more could be done. "I don't think warnings make any difference to risk taking," she said. " I'm not sure what the solution is. Fines don't deter people. " Calls for help The incidents occurred during a period when emergency services were stretched responding to numerous calls for assistance. Popular tourist site The Gap on Albany's south coast. ( Supplied: Josh Sala Tenna ) On April 20 Sixteen State Emergency Service volunteers from Albany, Mount Barker and a crew from Albany Career Fire and Rescue Service attended. They were unable to extract the injured woman from the area using a stretcher because of the seriousness of her injuries and the challenging nature of the location so a helicopter was required. Wayne Green says visitors to the Gap shouldn't take unnecessary risks. ( ABC News: Kyle Pauletto ) On the same day crews were called to Shelley Beach to assist a paraglider who ran into trouble. When they arrived they found members of the public had helped the man out of the water. It follows two call outs for assistance at Bluff Knoll on the same day — one for sprained ankle and another for a hiker who was suffering shortness of breath in the early stages of the track. There are nearly a dozen warning signs urging visitors to stay on the path at The Gap and Natural Bridge. ( ABC Great Southern: John Dobson ) Superintendent Green urged those heading out to ensure they understood their own capabilities, had the right resources, and thought of volunteers who are giving up their time to help. "It's a lot of resource and effort from our SES for some minor injuries," he said. "Once we commit our SES we're limited on numbers. "The Bluff Knoll [deployment] might take them out of action for eight hours. "If someone else has more demanding injuries, or [injuries of a] more serious nature requires their assistance, then they're not available." ABC Great Southern — local news in your inbox Get our local newsletter, delivered free each Thursday Your information is being handled in accordance with the Email address Subscribe
