Man burgled café and barbers to 'avoid burdening his wife with his financial troubles'

34-YEAR-OLD HAD FALLEN ON HARD TIMES

- By MARK NAYLOR

A BURGLAR who fell on hard times and "didn’t want to burden" his wife with his financial troubles raided a barbers shop and a café in the early hours of the morning in a desperate bid to steal cash, Hull Crown Court heard.

Omid Firiq, 34, of Essex Street, near Hessle Road, west Hull, but recently in custody on remand, admitted two offences of burglary on April 25 and 29.

Billy Torbett, prosecuting, said that Firiq got out of the passenger side of a car in Newland Avenue, west Hull, at 1.09am and walked to a barbers shop.

He used a crowbar to force his way into a rear door at the shop, causing damage estimated at £200.