A TEENAGER who flouted a court sentence he was given for a “mean” Carlisle youth club burglary has been given a “last chance” to complete the punishment.
Jaymie Ramdin, 19, was brought before a judge at the city’s crown court last July. He admitted breaking into The Rock youth project’s base in Currock during June, 2018, causing damage and stealing electrical goods, games, sweets and cash valued at £1,300.
“Rather a mean burglary,” prosecutor Tim Evans told the court this morning (FRI) as Ramdin found himself back in the dock for breaching the sentence he was given. This comprised daily sessions of work aimed at mending the teen’s ways as part of a 12-month community order.
But Mr Evans said the teen had attended only 19 of the 33 appointments with professionals he was offered. He was initially given leeway amid mental health difficulties and following the death of his father.
But given that Ramdin was eight months into the community order when breach proceedings began, “bluntly”, said Mr Evans, “no further flexibility could be afforded”.
Ramdin, of Greystone Road, Carlisle, told the court he was willing to complete the order and actively seeking employment.
Granting him an extra six months to finish the punishment and ordering the teen to pay a fine and costs, the judge, Recorder Eric Lamb, told him: “You need to understand this clearly, Mr Ramdin: this is very much your last chance.”
