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Creepy man at Solihull school gates spotted ‘staring inappropriately and asking to hug the children’

Creepy man at Solihull school gates spotted ‘staring inappropriately and asking to hug the children’

Published by Sam Flores

A creepy man at a Solihull school’s gates has sparked a warning from the headteacher after reports he has been staring and approaching pupils ‘asking for a hug’. Valley Primary School has two sites in Old Lode Lane (juniors) and Fallowfield Road (infants), near to the Birmingham border. It said it received an alert from police of a man waiting for children at the gates of the Fallowfield Road site at the end of the school day, ‘staring inappropriately and asking to hug the children’. Read more: BHX queues branded ‘disgrace’ after ‘unexpectedly high level of staff absence’ He is said to have been ‘targeting’ children walking home between the Fallowfield Road site and Old Lode Lane. The school’s headteacher, Susan Milewski, said the school had received a warning from police on Thursday (May 21) morning. The head urged parents to be ‘extra vigilant’ when collecting their children. She said the suspicious man was said to be Asian, around 50 years old and wearing a dark blue jacket and trousers. Get breaking news on BirminghamLive …

Woman who stole £60 chicken from Solihull Co-op asks to go to jail for as long as possible

Woman who stole £60 chicken from Solihull Co-op asks to go to jail for as long as possible

Published by Sam Flores

A woman who stole £60 worth of chicken from a supermarket asked to go to prison for as long as possible. Emma Britton targeted a Co-op in Solihull on December 1 last year. The incident was captured on CCTV. The 51-year-old, who is currently in custody at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire, admitted theft from a shop. READ MORE: Joe Lycett’s Birmingham stalker reveals surprise background before being found guilty At Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, February 5, she declined the opportunity of an Intensive Supervision Court (ISC) order, an alternative to jail involving regular meetings with the probation service and monthly progress sessions with a judge. “Please send her to prison as long as you can,” said defence solicitor Alexandra Youster relaying the instructions she had received from Britton. She added: “To her credit she accepts prison is the place she needs to be at this moment in time. She asks you give her that.” District Judge Michelle Smith stated the offence was ‘aggravated’ by Britton’s previous record and confirmed immediate imprisonment was the …