VIDEO: Man jailed for two years for attempted carjack in Plymouth
A MAN who tried to hijack a stranger's car as he drove away has been jailed for two years.
Stephen Martin, aged 29, smashed the window of the Vauxhall while waving a pole, Plymouth Crown Court was told.
But he could not remember why he did it after a night out drinking.
Martin, of Windsor Street, Liverpool, admitted attempted robbery, changing his plea on the day of his trial last month.
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Judge Ben Compton said: "You attacked him in a car in an attempt to effectively hijack that car. You were drunk at the time."
Alistair Verheijen, for the Crown Prosecution, said victim Zana Said was sitting in his Vauxhall Astra in Octagon Street when he was attacked on May 29 last year.
He played CCTV coverage which showed Martin approach and without warning open the car driver's passenger door and smash the window, even as it pulled away.
Mr Verheijen said Mr Said told police he was aggressively told to get out of the car and threatened while Martin brandished a length of metal pipe.
He added the victim managed to close the car door and drive away.
The court heard Martin badly cut himself on the broken glass, leaving blood in the car and Mr Said's shirt.
The blood was later matched to Martin's DNA.
The court heard he had a long record for offences including affray and burglary.
Shiraz Aziz, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the offence was "fuelled by alcohol" and was opportunistic.
He added Martin did not want the cash nor the car and in fact had £300 on him.
Mr Aziz said Mr Said was not hurt and did not call the police himself, instead going to a car wash to clean his vehicle.
Comments
by nineplatoon
Monday, October 15 2012, 11:27AM
“Manor Street stonehouse http://tinyurl.com/8lf4pok”
by nineplatoon
Monday, October 15 2012, 11:23AM
“http://tinyurl.com/d9xxyge”
by Bwiththeollox
Monday, October 15 2012, 7:34AM
“Drug's, 300 squilla in his pocket and off his monkey down in Plymouth.
Loads of these scouse git's come down to rip off the drunken and druggie mong's this city has been infested with.
Why sell to the smarter people of the country (everywhere else) for less when we have the perfect moronic scummers here at every street corner to keep their scouse shell suit pockets full.”
by Asmmt
Sunday, October 14 2012, 7:16PM
“As so many of you say "Typical Scousers".
There are many of your "Typical Scouser" who have lived here for many years, like myself,
(50 years +) who have not been in any troubler. Things we did, were childess behaviour.not like today when you you get an ASBO. You got a clip around the ear and sent home.Today I would have had Police Record .”
by nothalf
Sunday, October 14 2012, 11:43AM
“its Mary Street”
by nineplatoon
Sunday, October 14 2012, 10:37AM
“[quote={name}]Alistair Verheijen, for the Crown Prosecution, said victim Zana Said was sitting in his Vauxhall Astra in Octagon Street[/quote]
It's Manor Street not Octagon Street”
by jabbathebutt
Saturday, October 13 2012, 11:02PM
“Should have been 20 years . 2 years for the offence and 18 for being a scouse .”
by belly1234
Saturday, October 13 2012, 8:51PM
“So many scousers, so many crimes. Justice for the Plymouth 1.”
by marcmarc
Saturday, October 13 2012, 11:48AM
“HE's a scouser he is bound to blame some one or something else.”
by swshaun
Saturday, October 13 2012, 11:35AM
“You can take the scouser out of Liverpool but you cant take the Liverpool out of the scouser”