Junade Hostey Sentenced to Three Years for String of Crimes

Junade Hostey, a 19-year-old from Fallowfield, has been sentenced to three years in a young offenders' institute for committing a string of crimes in just five months. During that time, he burglared a house in Rusholme while a mother and her young children were upstairs, was found in a stolen car with a stolen laptop, and robbed a shop in Moss Side. Additionally, in 2014, he was involved in a robbery with an accomplice at the New Welcome Store in Moss Side, and in January 2015, he was caught on CCTV stealing confectionery from a newsagents.

Key Takeaways:

• Hostey was caught by police in January this year after council's CCTV operators noticed him acting suspiciously in Piccadilly.
• He was found with eight bags of cannabis in his mouth when he was taken into custody.
• Hostey had been part of a gang of youths who terrorized the store's owner.
• He was on bail for a previous offence in November 2014 when he committed the current crimes.
• He pleaded guilty to six charges: burglary, criminal damage, possession with intent to supply cannabis, handling stolen goods, robbery, and theft.
• He was sentenced to a youth rehabilitation order in 2014 for a separate burglary.
• Hostey's defence lawyer stated that he was remorseful and regretted his actions and was too easily influenced by his peers.
• The court noted that Hostey's actions had to result in a custodial sentence due to his age and pattern of offending.

Statistics:

• 8 bags of cannabis were found in Hostey's mouth when he was arrested.
• 5 months is the duration of Hostey's crime spree.
• 3 years is the length of Hostey's sentence.
• Hostey committed 6 crimes, including two burglaries, two counts of theft, and possession with intent to supply cannabis.

Sources:

• Manchester Crown Court
• Rosalind Emsley-Smith, defending
• Recorder Paul Reid QC.