A priest gave a struggling mum free food and hundreds of pounds and she responded by trying to rob him outside his church.
Zoe Paul carried out the grim attack on Father David Potter outside St Albert’s Church in Stockbridge Village early last year. Liverpool Crown Court heard the 36-year-old was on drugs as she targeted Father Potter on the morning of March 16, 2021, grabbing him and demanding he give her money.
Nardeen Nehmat, prosecuting, said Paul had been to the church on Hollow Croft many times in the preceding months. Father Potter had tried to help her after she told him she was in need, eventually giving her a total of £780 and free food over a number of visits.
