Burglar who left woman for dead is jailed (From The Argus)
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Burglar who left woman for dead is jailed
12:10pm Tuesday 20th November 2012 in News
Michelle Greest was knocked down by Chan who was driving a stolen car
A burglar who ran down a woman on the way to raid a shop and left her for dead has been jailed for more than five years.
Christopher Chan ran down Michelle Greest on Brighton seafront, stole two cars, committed a string of motoring offences and burgled a Portslade flooring shop twice in the early hours of July 15.
Miss Greest broke bones in ten places, had to have two metal plates fitted to her lower legs and still walks with a limp. The former marathon competitor is still unable to run.
Yesterday (November 19) Chan, 31, of no fixed address, was jailed for five years and eight months at Lewes Crown Court.
Jailed: Christopher Chan
Judge David Rennie said: “In all my years presiding in court I have never come across someone with such complete and utter contempt for the law and all those you come into contact with, ruining their lives in every way imaginable.
“On the morning you mowed down Michelle Greest, true to form, you busied yourself with committing more offences showing a complete disregard for society and its rules.”
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Comments(10)
ruberducker
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1:06pm Tue 20 Nov 12
what a joke are laws have become.
HF 05
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1:13pm Tue 20 Nov 12
melfromhove
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1:24pm Tue 20 Nov 12
martyt
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3:31pm Tue 20 Nov 12
Dyno
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6:01pm Tue 20 Nov 12
brighton-breezy
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6:13pm Tue 20 Nov 12
melfromhove wrote:Good point! would be very interesting to know..
when the Argus released cctv stills of the burglary- there were two men in the picture - so where is the other swine then?
Maxwell's Ghost
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6:36pm Tue 20 Nov 12
It's a shame he didn't wipe himself out in the car as he doens't add anything to the world, just takes, takes, takes.
He is a waste of a life.
Freeloaders
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6:52pm Tue 20 Nov 12
ruberducker wrote:Yes my friend you have got this spot on.I feel so sorry for this young lady,yet again the courts let the victim down.I saw the poor girl on tv last talking about it.In 94 i was given 7 years when a guy that had very good reason to lie said i drove my car at him but missed.He got know injury not even a scratch.I did the full sentence in class A prisons Parkhurt & Wandsworth hell holes like that.This guy will be in Ford open prison within a year or so.As most of you will be able to work out my case was never reported in the press at the time as so many people were payed off.This poor young lady has been very let down.
16mths for running her down.in a stolen car after stealing petrol,and then off to a robbery total 5yrs.
what a joke are laws have become.
rubberflipper
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10:39pm Wed 21 Nov 12
brighton-breezy says...
12:38pm Tue 20 Nov 12