BESZCZYNSKI:EX INSURANCE BROKER JAILED FOR MAKING 13 HOAX CALLS IN A NIGHT

A former insurance broker who made 13 hoax calls to the emergency services in a single night has been jailed for three months.
 
Roland Beszczynski, 61, caused police to race to his flat after claiming there was a gas leak and he was about to light a cigarette.
 
The pensioner also told ambulance service operators that his 87-year-old mother was suffering from a fever and a heart attack, when she had a clean bill of health.
 
Beszczynski began making the bogus phone calls on January 4 this year, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.
 
At about 2.55am on January 6, he asked to be connected to the ambulance service.
 
Beszczynski said he needed an ambulance for his mother, Nancy, who has Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, but refused to describe her symptoms or what was wrong.
 
He was unco-operative, verbally aggressive, failed to provide suitable answers to questions and refused to give his name, it was said.
 
Prosecuting, Darren Watts said: ‘There was concern for his mother’s wellbeing but every time, the ambulance would arrive only to find there was nothing wrong with her or he wouldn’t let them in.’
 
Four more calls followed in quick succession, with Beszczynski telling the operator on one occasion: ‘If I was a terrorist, you would be here in five minutes.’
 
He continued to make the bogus calls and after 5am, asked to be connected to the police, saying he had the gas leak.
 
When the operator asked him not to smoke, he said he was going to light a cigarette, the court was told.
 
In other calls, on February 8 this year, Beszczynski claimed he was dying and also alleged that workmen outside his flat were harassing him.
 
When police eventually forced their way into his property and arrested him, he told them: ‘Who the f**k are you talking b****cks to, mate?’
 
Beszczynski, of (Flat J, 64) Bessborough Place, Pimlico, central London, has a number of previous convictions for making hoax phone calls.
 
He also has a long history of alcohol addiction and a previous conviction for drunk and disorderly behaviour.
 
The pensioner admitted three charges of using a communication network to cause annoyance or inconvenience.
 
Defending, Andre Billington said: ‘Alcohol abuse has played a major role in Mr Beszczynski’s life.
 
‘At one stage he was an insurance broker but 15 years ago he had a nervous breakdown, amounting to a spectacular fall from grace.
 
‘He accepts he shouldn’t have made the phone calls.

‘His motivation was medical assistance he thinks his mother should have but wasn’t getting.
 
‘Of his own volition, he has got himself involved with Turning Point, which helps people affected by drug and alcohol misuse.
 
‘Arrangements are also being made for him to see a psycho-analyst.
 
‘He lives with his mother and assists with her care, although social services are involved.’
 
Chairman of the bench, Roger White, handed Beszczynski a 14-week prison sentence.
 
‘These offences are so serious that only a custodial sentence is appropriate,’ he said.
 
‘You will be sentenced to 14 weeks in prison concurrently for each day you made the calls.

‘One half of the sentence will be spent in jail with the remainder on licence, subject to what the prison service has to say,’ Mr White added.
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