Yob Throttled Female ASDA Worker

Bexley Magistrates Court

A late-night yob has been sentenced for throttling a female ASDA worker during a taxi row.

James Pyne, 26, of High Street, Swanscombe, Kent turned on the woman when she spotted him behaving suspiciously near the store's locked security door.

He pleaded guilty to assaulting Sabrina Fuller outside ASDA in Bexleyheath in the early hours of February 12.

Last month at Bexley Magistrates Court Pyne was sentenced to a twelve-month Community Order, which includes 80 hours of unpaid community service, plus up to twenty days of a recommended activity requirement.

He must also pay £100 compensation to his victim.

The court heard it was 3.00am when the victim heard two males, one of whom was Pyne, outside ASDA shouting and demanding money for a taxi.

She then saw the pair by the store's secure entrance, with Pyne running a bright pink card down the crack in the door.

The victim challenged Pyne and asked him to move on, but he responded by grabbing her around the throat and pushing her against a wall.

He kept his hand around her throat for approximately five seconds while warning: “Don't touch me. Don't ever touch me.”