Muggers left ID cards after subway attack

Muggers left ID cards after subway attack
TWO men who robbed a 16-year-old girl in a subway were caught by police after leaving their student ID cards at the scene.
Daniel Yates and Adam Owens struck at the underpass near Churchgate in Bolton town centre on April 22.
Yesterday they were each jailed for 20 months by a judge at Bolton Crown Court, who told them: “You made your victim suffer.”
Furthermore, in a bizarre twist, Yates, was jailed for an additional 20 months, to run consecutively, for an assault on Owens two months after the subway robbery.
Judge Charles Mahon said: “You are both now very sorry — but that is not a lot of use to your victim.
“She was not only very young, but also alone.”
On April 22, the victim was walking when she was approached by Yates, who asked for her phone number, the court was told.
He then pushed her against a wall and to the ground, prosecutor David Toal said.
Owens then rifled through the girl’s rucksack as Yates, who has a young daughter, punched her twice in the jaw and stole a mobile phone from her pocket.
Mr Toal said: “The victim said Yates told her ‘if we want, we can make you scream. We could drag you into the bushes’. She feared she would be raped.”
Police found two University of Bolton ID cards at the scene, belonging to the defendants.
The pair had enrolled in February but did not attend tutorials and were thrown off their courses.
After being arrested, they admitted drinking at least 13 pints of lager each before the attack.
Later, on June 12, Yates and Owens were drinking in The New Globe pub in Duke Street, Bolton, when an argument broke out.
Yates punched Owens to the floor, kicking his head and stamping on his chest, the court heard.
Owens, aged 24, of Bryn Walk, Halliwell, pleaded guilty to robbery.
Yates, aged 20, of Brunswick Court, Bolton, pleaded guilty to robbery and wounding.