Burglar's booze raid and cleaning lady assaults at Sin

Tomasz Grzegorczky, who accepts he is an alcoholic after once serving in the military in Poland, was equipped with screwdrivers when he carried out the burglary at the popular club in New Street, Worcester.

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Appearing over videolink from HMP Hewell, the 44-year-old, who is of no fixed abode, was captured on CCTV using a bottle bin to climb over a gate and later using a credit card to slip a lock on a double door at around 5am on November 21 last year.

GUILTY: Tomasz Grzegorczky. Photo: West Mercia Police

Details of the hearing were relayed to him via a Polish interpreter who also appeared over a live link. The defendant was also convicted of handling a stolen Xbox games console on September 21 last year.

There was some debate about whether the defendant came with the screwdrivers or found them at the premises but, upon viewing the CCTV himself, Judge Nicolas Cartwright said he could make out a narrow blade, flat head screwdriver as he entered the premises.

Judith Kenney, defending, said the ruling that her client was equipped made the burglary more serious within the sentencing guidelines.

"He accepts that those assaults on the ladies (cleaning ladies inside the premises) is an aggravating feature of the burglary. It's important to note that certainly he apologised in interview to both the ladies" said Mrs Kenney.

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The solicitor asked the judge to take into account that the injuries sustained to the women were 'as a consequence of him trying to escape from the premises' before police arrived.

He was described as 'pushing them to get out of the door'. Bottles and spirits were selected from the bar area but not taken said Mrs Kenney.

At the time of the burglary he was not on bail but was already under investigation for handling stolen goods.

Grzegorczky had a previous conviction for burglary from 2014 at a pub. "He broke in looking for alcohol" said Mrs Kenney.

She added: "He tells me he has lost all his relationships through alcohol dependency. He wants you to know he wasn't always like this. He served in the military in Poland. He's much better when he's in work because he's distracted and he rids himself of the reliance on alcohol."

Previously he had worked in a food chain in Malvern, factories in Worcester and has also worked in painting, plumbing and construction.

He has been remanded in custody since November 30 last year. "He has very little to look forward to in life. His life is quite grim. He has no family, no support network - no-one," she said.

FAIR: Judge Nicolas Cartwright

Judge Nicolas Cartwright, sentencing, said Grzegorczky had failed to comply with the terms of a community order imposed for the pub burglary in 2014.

"After being fined for handling stolen goods you were dealt with for having a bladed article by way of a suspended sentence. Only two months later you committed this offence" said the judge.

He added: "The burglary was an offence that carries greater harm. There were people present for work. The victims of the burglary were present on the premises.

"In order to get back out of the premises you assaulted two cleaning ladies by pushing past them to get out."

Judge Cartwright sentenced him to 18 months and six weeks in prison. He must pay a victim surcharge within three months of his release which will be calculated administratively.

Time spend on remand will count towards the sentence. Grzegorczky can expect to spend half the sentence in custody and half in the community on licence.