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| Bradford Batman hangs up his cape as friend admits cheque fraud | Bradford Batman hangs up his cape as friend admits cheque fraud |
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| In Gotham City, he may have had half a chance of being busted out by one of the Joker's henchmen. But in a Bradford courtroom today the man brought into police custody by "Batman", triggering a media frenzy, faced a more prosaic fate. | |
| Daniel Frayne pleaded guilty at Bradford magistrates court to two offences related to a stolen chequebook. His friend Stan Worby, 38, of Wyke, who unmasked himself as the "Bradford Batman" last week, chose more civilian sportswear and a T-shirt with the slogan "Wanted" as he watched from the back of the courtroom. | Daniel Frayne pleaded guilty at Bradford magistrates court to two offences related to a stolen chequebook. His friend Stan Worby, 38, of Wyke, who unmasked himself as the "Bradford Batman" last week, chose more civilian sportswear and a T-shirt with the slogan "Wanted" as he watched from the back of the courtroom. |
| Outside the courtroom, Worby said he had put away his crime-fighting costume for good. "I'm here for my friend," he said. "I'm just his chauffeur." | Outside the courtroom, Worby said he had put away his crime-fighting costume for good. "I'm here for my friend," he said. "I'm just his chauffeur." |
| Frayne, 27, of Bradford but now living in Cleethorpes, north Lincolnshire, admitted trying to cash a stolen cheque made out for £300 at the Cheque Centre payday loan shop on Darley Street, Bradford, on 31 January. | Frayne, 27, of Bradford but now living in Cleethorpes, north Lincolnshire, admitted trying to cash a stolen cheque made out for £300 at the Cheque Centre payday loan shop on Darley Street, Bradford, on 31 January. |
| The chequebook was one of a number of items stolen in a burglary at AK Autos in Bradford three days before. Frayne said he had found the cheque, belonging to Azar Ahmed, on the floor at a friend's house. But he pleaded guilty to one charge of handling stolen goods and one charge of supplying an article intending it to be used to commit an act of fraud. | The chequebook was one of a number of items stolen in a burglary at AK Autos in Bradford three days before. Frayne said he had found the cheque, belonging to Azar Ahmed, on the floor at a friend's house. But he pleaded guilty to one charge of handling stolen goods and one charge of supplying an article intending it to be used to commit an act of fraud. |
| Kam Dhesi, defending Frayne, said there was "no sophistication" to the offence as he had used his own passport as proof of his identity. The branch manager of Cheque Centre alerted police, who told her not to cash the cheque and issued a warrant for Frayne's arrest. | Kam Dhesi, defending Frayne, said there was "no sophistication" to the offence as he had used his own passport as proof of his identity. The branch manager of Cheque Centre alerted police, who told her not to cash the cheque and issued a warrant for Frayne's arrest. |
| Magistrates heard that Frayne has 29 previous convictions, 14 of them for theft or dishonesty. Beryl Eakin, chairman of the bench, told Frayne that this record was an aggravating factor, as well as the fact that he was already subject to a court order and that he had to be brought to a police station by a friend. | Magistrates heard that Frayne has 29 previous convictions, 14 of them for theft or dishonesty. Beryl Eakin, chairman of the bench, told Frayne that this record was an aggravating factor, as well as the fact that he was already subject to a court order and that he had to be brought to a police station by a friend. |
| Eakin granted Frayne unconditional bail and adjourned the case until 8 April, pending a full sentence report. | Eakin granted Frayne unconditional bail and adjourned the case until 8 April, pending a full sentence report. |