South Yorkshire thug harassed his mum for cash and attacked his step-father

A thug harassed his mum for cash and kicked and punched his step-father as he was trying to phone the police.
A thug who harassed his mother for cash and attacked his step-father faces sentencing at Sheffield Magistrates' Court, pictured.A thug who harassed his mother for cash and attacked his step-father faces sentencing at Sheffield Magistrates' Court, pictured.
A thug who harassed his mother for cash and attacked his step-father faces sentencing at Sheffield Magistrates' Court, pictured.

Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard on August 27 how Ashley Fletcher, aged 27, of Spring Walk, Rotherham, had been subject to a restraining order to keep away from his mother but it had expired when he began bothering her again.

Robert Coyne, prosecuting, said Fletcher’s mother said her son’s problems began when he started hanging around with the wrong crowd and between April and July, 2019, she was being constantly badgered for money and this culminated in an attack on his step-father in Rotherham.

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Fletcher’s mother was with her partner when the defendant approached them, according to Mr Coyne, and he began demanding money and his step-father crossed the road to call the police.

Mr Coyne said: “At that point the defendant approached his step-father and there has been a punch to the face and there was a scuffle captured on CCTV showing the defendant punching the complainant once more causing him to fall to the ground.

"He’s knocked unconscious and while on the ground he is kicked to the chest area.”

Fletcher, who has previous convictions, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was found guilty of harassment in his absence on August 19.

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Michael Jones, defending, said Fletcher faced trial delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic and he failed to attend because he had not received a letter.

Magistrates adjourned the case to consider a probation report before sentencing on October 9. Fletcher was released on conditional bail.