The 'little ginger kid with glasses' who became a 'thieving b******' and his mate with 'underlying problems' to do with drugs
manchestereveningnews.co.ukhere"I have no doubt that your spree would have continued beyond that date, had you not been stopped by the police," Judge Bernadette Baxter told Bland.His lawyer said as a child, Bland, described as a 'little ginger kid with glasses', was subjected to 'sustained' and 'brutal' bullying at school which had a 'profound' impact on him.Minshull Street Crown Court heard the crime spree began when Bland stole a man's bike.The following day, after learning Bland was responsible, the bike owner's mother confronted him and called him a 'thieving bas****'.Bland told her 'I'm going to fu***** burn you bitch', before getting a knife from a house and saying he would 'slice' her, then running away.The next morning, Bland threw a rock through the woman's.
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