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A 21-yeAr-old man who impersonated a police officer and then robbed an escort in a Belfast hotel room has been jailed for four months.
Jason Melvin Hamill, whose address was given as the Simon Community Hostel in Henry Street in Ballymena, appeared before Belfast Magistrates Court yesterday charged with impersonation of a police officer and theft.
The court heard that the offences took place on october 22 last year when the defendant met an escort in a room at days Hotel in Belfast city centre. on arriving at the room Hamill told the woman that he was a police officer and she was under arrest.
He asked the woman for identification and the court heard she showed him a passport and bank cards.
He then told the woman to get changed, that she was not under arrest but would have to attend Musgrave Police Station to receive a caution.
While the woman was in the bathroom changing, the court heard that Hamill stole £215 from her purse before he left the room.
The woman then discovered the theft.
A defence solicitor told the court that his client, who was claiming Job Seekers Allowance, had a "significant gambling problem" which had led to "financial ruin".
However the lawyer said his client had a "horrendous record" including a three-month custodial sentence in March for a separate offence.
The solicitor said the 21-year-old was "now taking steps to make good all of the wrongs". district judge George Conner told the defendant that he had "picked someone who would not go to police".
He sentenced Hamill to three months in jail for impersonating a police officer and four months - to run concurrently - for theft.
Following the hearing, Hamill was bailed to appeal the sentence.
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