A Northumberland man with anger management issues has narrowly avoided another stint behind bars after failing to attend court for smashing a bus station window.
Sean Sillet, 27, of Bondicar Road, Hadston, Northumberland, admitted charges of criminal damage, failing to surrender and breaching a community order when he appeared in custody at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court last week.
The angry thug, who has a previous conviction for manslaughter after killing a Newcastle pensioner with a single drunken punch, was bailed to attend court in relation to the criminal damage and breach matters. He failed to attend, so a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Magistrates heard that Sillet became enraged when he was refused carriage on a bus on 13th October 2020.
The driver of the Arriva North East bus had turned Sillet away when he was 50 pence short for the bus fare home from Newcastle.
Sillet, who chose instead to invest his money in a KFC bargain bucket, took his frustration out on a glass panel at the city's Haymarket Bus Station.
Paul Anderson, prosecuting, said: "He tried to get the X18.
"He says to the driver "let us on, I have got no money". He's agitated and aggressive and he has a KFC bucket in his arm.
"He throws something at a glass panel at the bus station, then kicked and kicked and kicked until the glass panel broke.
"The defendant has basically lost his temper when he's not allowed on the bus."
Alanna Wesencraft, mitigating, told the court that her client suffered from depression and anxiety.
Addressing the bench, she said: "It's a glass panel, which is damaged, so it's low level on your sentencing guidelines."
Considering the offences in totality, Magistrates were of the opinion that they were so serious that a custodial sentence was appropriate.
They sentenced Sillet to 16 weeks' custody suspended for 18 months.
He was also ordered to pay £350 in compensation to Newcastle City Council.
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