Birmingham Airport car park driver stole from passengers
05.12.09
A couple's summer holiday ended before it started after a crooked Birmingham Airport car park shuttle bus driver stole a holdall with their money and passports in it, the Birmingham Mail reports. Now a Judge has decided that, before sentencing him, he wants to know how much Nazar Hussain’s dishonesty cost the holidaymakers.
Mr Hussain, 39, of Passey Road, Moseley, pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown Court to stealing a holdall and its contents including two passports and €1100. Prosecutor John Bartlett said that in June, he was working as an shuttle bus driver at Birmingham Airport, taking passengers between the car parks and the terminal.
After a run to the terminal on June 3, as the last of his passengers were getting off Mr Hussain got up from his seat and walked down the bus. He picked up a piece of hand luggage and took it back to his seat where he put it on the floor and covered it with his jacket.
The court was shown CCTV of the victim suddenly realising she had left her holdall behind, and rushing back to the bus. But the holdall was no longer by her seat, and when she asked Mr Hussain he denied any knowledge of it. As a result the couple lost their holiday.
The loss of the bag was reported, and after checking CCTV tapes Police officers went to Mr Hussain’s home that evening. He again denied any knowledge of the theft, but when it became apparent there was going to be a search he admitted it was in the boot of his car.
The holdall was recovered, but it had been searched and the €1100 euros had been removed – and was recovered from Mr Hussain’s wallet which was found hidden down the back of the settee in his home.
Yesterday a Judge has said that, before sentencing, he wants to know how much Mr Hussain’s dishonesty cost the holidaymakers.
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