A ‘nuisance’ alcoholic with almost 700 offences on his rap sheet was given a final chance to keep himself out of trouble.

Andrew Robinson, 52, admitted breaching his criminal behaviour order by refusing to leave the Botley Road youth hostel on Friday, July 2.

Oxford Magistrates’ Court heard he was asked by staff to go outside after he lit himself a cigarette while still inside the hostel.

Prosecutor Marc Thompson said Robinson told the hostel deputy manager who’d asked him to leave to ‘f*** off and call the Old Bill’.

Earlier that day his criminal behaviour order, which was imposed in January, had been varied by magistrates.

The court was told on Saturday that Robinson had 295 convictions on his record for 675 offences. In recent months he had done time for breaching the order.

Mitigating, Matthew Nash acknowledged his client was a ‘nuisance’ but suggested that sending him to prison would not address the cause of his offending. He’d long struggled with alcoholism, but claimed to have the promise of a place in supported accommodation in Wembley, London.

Speaking directly to the bench, Robinson apologised for his actions. “I’m hoping you can give me one last chance and I mean one last chance, sir.”

The JPs sentenced him to four weeks’ imprisonment suspended for a year. He was ordered to pay a £128 victim surcharge.

Robinson appeared to be overcome by emotion as he thanked the magistrates.

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