Worcester man Justin Hodgetts jailed for 38 months for bank card fraud and assault

A Worcester man has been jailed for 38 months after being found guilty of fraud, assault and stealing a bank card.

Justin Hodgetts, of Glenthorne Avenue, Worcester, was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court on October 12.

The 55-year-old was convicted of stealing a Santander bank card belonging to a woman in Worcester.

The court noted that Hodgetts falsely claimed he was entitled to use the card to make withdrawals between March 4 and April 16.

He also assaulted the same woman on April 10.

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Hodgetts denied all three offences but was found guilty on July 6.

At sentencing, Hodgetts received 38 months in custody and a 10-year restraining order preventing him from contacting the victim or visiting Glenthorpe Avenue and Sheepscombe Drive, Worcester, for the next 10 years.