A man kicked a stranger in the head and stole his phone after a drunken scuffle because he asked him for money, a court has heard.
Darren Cluff, 35, of no fixed abode, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday via video link after pleading guilty to one count of robbery and one count of assault causing actual bodily harm. Zahra Baqri, prosecuting, detailed that at around 12.30am on February 18 in the Paradise Street area of Liverpool One, a scuffle ensued after Cluff repeatedly asked Kerr McLernon for money.
She said that the victim had become annoyed at Cluff repeatedly asking him for money, as he had been “begging” in the area that night. CCTV of the incident was shown in court, and displayed Cluff following the victim, asking for money, before Mr McLernon pushed Cluff away from him.
