Melksham Man Escapes Prison

A Melksham thug who was involved in an attack in Chicoland has walked free from court.

24-year-old Steven Robins and pal Julian Drew, 22, attacked the man on

Saturday September 11 last year. CCTV footage from inside Chicoland

showed both men punching on their victim. Drew kicked him a number of

times and then smashed him on the head with the bottle, which shattered

on impact. Aged 22, of Bowden Crescent, Melksham, he admitted grievous

bodily harm and has a number of previous convictions for violence.

After hearing that Robins is due to become a father in the summer a

Judge Euan Ambrose, at Swindon Crown Court, imposed a 12-month

sentence, suspended for two years. Robins pleaded guilty to affray as it

appeared he did not cause any of the the victim’s injuries, although he

and Drew had been convicted together of affray in January 2009.

Robins

will be under supervision for that time, will have to attend an

aggression replacement treatment programme and will have a curfew

between 7pm and 5am curfew for the next six months. He will be allowed

to attend the birth of his child even that takes place at night.

Julian Drew was jailed for 20 months as he was on bail for burglary at the time.