JOY-RIDERS IGNORED AN AGE-OLD SUPERSTITION WHEN TH

JOY-RIDERS IGNORED AN AGE-OLD SUPERSTITION WHEN THEY
HOPPED INTO A STOLEN CAR AND HEADED NORTH.

FOR THE FEARLESS TRIO FAILED TO NOTICE THEY WERE DRIVING
ON FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH, SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT HEARD ON
THURSDAY.

AND IT WASN’T LONG BEFORE THE ILL-FATED DAY BROUGHT THEM
TRADITIONAL BAD LUCK – IN THE FORM OF THE LAW.

SUSPICIOUS POLICE SPOTTED THE RED MARK THREE CORTINA AS
IT SAILED PASSED THEM ON THE MOTORWAY AT THE WATFORD GAP,
NORTHAMPTON, THE COURT WAS TOLD.

PC BARRY CLARKE SAW THE CAR STOP AT A GARAGE FOR PETROL
AND ASKED THE TRAVELLERS TO OPEN UP THE BOOT WITH THE CAR KEY.

BUT THE KEY, THE COURT HEARD, BELONGED TO A TOYOTA CAR
AND NOT A FORD, AND THE THREE UNLUCKY ROADSTERS, INCLUDING A
BABY, WERE HAULED OFF TO THE POLICE STATION.

‘I CALLED THE METROPOLITAN POLICE AND ARRESTED THE
DEFENDANTS ON SUSPICION OF THEFT,’ SAID THE OFFICER.

FULHAM PC ANGUS COUTTS DROVE UP TO NORTHAMPTON AND
INTERVIEWED 23-YEAR-OLD DEBORAH MCCARTHY AND 19-YEAR-OLD ANTHONY
HURLEY WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THE CAR HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM MAPLE
THORPE ROAD, FULHAM, THE DAY BEFORE.

‘I ASKED HURLEY IF HE HAD STOLEN THE CAR BUT HE REPLIED
NO,’ THE OFFICER SAID.

‘HE TOLD ME HE AND DEBORAH HAD WAITED IN THE FULHAM
PALACE ROAD WHILE A FRIEND WENT TO STEAL ONE.

‘
MCCARTHY, WHO HAD BROUGHT HER BABY WITH HER, ALSO
CONFIRMED THAT SHE AND HURLEY HAD WAITED FOR THE CAR, PC COUTTS
ALLEGED.

MCCARTHY AND HURLEY, BOTH UNEMPLOYED, WERE DRIVING UP TO
LEYLAND WITH FRIEND, PAUL WILLIAMS, WHO WANTED TO SEE HIS
MOTHER, IT WAS SAID.

MCCARTHY, UNEMPLOYED, OF BRAMBER ROAD, FULHAM, AND
HURLEY, ALSO UNEMPLOYED, OF THE DRIVE MANSIONS, FULHAM, BOTH
DENY ALLOWING THEMSELVES TO BE CARRIED IN A STOLEN VEHICLE ON
SEPTEMBER 13, LAST YEAR.

WILLIAMS HAD PREVIOUSLY PLEADED GUILTY TO TAKING AND
DRIVING AWAY AND WILL BE SENTENCED AT THE END OF THE TRIAL.

ENDS.

.

.

.

OK.

BUT I SHALL HAVE TO SUB THIS A LOT BELINDA.

DM SOD OFF YOU BUM YOU CAN’T BETTER THAT.

OH YER.

DISCON.

NO I’M SENDING ANOTHER ONE?