Driver breached Asbo four times
A takeaway delivery driver from Tipton has admitted breaching his anti-social behaviour order for the fourth time – but avoided jail.
Hateeb Khan entered an exclusion zone in an attempt to pick up medicine for his father who has a brain tumour.
It was the fourth time he has breached the terms of his order since he was given it for criminal damage and verbal abuse in 2010.
But magistrates decided to punish him financially only, saying they were impressed with the 20-year-old's efforts to turn his life around.
Prosecutor Mr Kulbir Paul said police spotted Khan, of Holcroft Street, driving down the banned roads – Barnett Street and Walford Street – in August last year.
In Walford Street he made a brief stop before returning to his car.
The defendant initially denied breaching the terms of his anti-social behaviour order but changed his plea to guilty before trial.
Mr Andrew Chowdhury, defending, said his client and his family had been under a lot of stress since his father was diagnosed with a brain tumour in May last year.
He said under the terms of the order, his client was allowed to visit a surgery in Walford Street as long as he had a prior appointment.
Although he did not have a prior appointment on the day in question, he said Khan's mother had told him there was a prescription at the centre that may be ready for his father.
"He stopped briefly and ran into the surgery," he said. When he was told it was not ready, he got back in the car and drove off."
He added: "He thought at the time there was a pre-arranged appointment."
Mr Chowdhury said it was true his client had breached his order three times previously. But he said the previous breaches had been very minor in nature and not involved any anti social behaviour.
He stressed the order came to an end in February and pointed out his client's efforts to turn his life around. He now has a part-time job working as a delivery driver for a Chinese takeaway.
Khan was fined £91, made to pay £170 costs plus a £15 victim surcharge.
The bench chairwoman said: "You have completed the order. There have been no reported concerns about your behaviour or association with other youths."
