A robber who left two women terrified told police he was sorry and said: "Please don't arrest me, I'm a smackhead".
Mark Reynolds was in the grip of a crippling addiction after turning to heroin following an attack and his weight had plummeted to just seven stone. He left one woman injured by trying to rob her on the Metro and stole another lady's bag as she packed her car with shopping.
Now the 52-year-old, who has 109 previous convictions, has been jailed at Newcastle Crown Court.
