A drug-addicted woman has been jailed after stealing £750 from a man during a distressing theft at his home and later escaping police custody. Leanne Colby, 35, from Bilton Grove in east Hull, admitted to theft and escaping lawful custody on May 22, 2024. Originally charged with robbery, the prosecution accepted her guilty plea to theft instead.
Hull Crown Court heard that on the night of the incident, Colby had made six telephone calls to the victim at 10:38 pm. The man, who had been previously acquainted with Colby, heard someone rattling his letterbox and shouting her name outside his front door. Colby then forced her way into his flat and, without warning, reached into his jeans pocket, pulling out £750 in cash, reported Hull Live.
