Britain Crime: Sex offender Harry Hankinson, considered Britain's biggest shoplifter, died in prison, ending his criminal activities that lasted for more than 50 years. Harry Hankinson was convicted more than 500 times over the course of 50 years. Died at the age of 78 in HMP Wakefield prison, West Yorkshire. He was serving a 14-year sentence for attempted rape and sexual assault. Harry Hankinson, a resident of Miles Platting, Manchester, spent most of his youth in and out of jail. His criminal record dates back to 1970 and ultimately included 523 convictions, of which 433 were for theft. His death, which occurred on 16 August, is currently being investigated by the Prison and Probation Ombudsman.
Sexual assault on woman while she was a patient
Let us tell you here that in November 2021, Bolton Crown Court had sentenced Harry Hankinson to 14 years in prison. The jury had convicted him of four counts of attempted rape and sexual assault on vulnerable women. The court was told that in February 2017, when he was a patient in the hospital, he was restrained by a nursing assistant. He was forcing a 61-year-old woman to have sex with him. The staff member took the woman out of the room and raised the alarm, allowing her to escape.
Crime committed 500 times in 50 years
Prosecutors also mentioned crimes against another woman. Harry Hankinson first sexually assaulted her in May 2017 after inviting her to his flat for a microwave meal. After this, he touched the woman inappropriately by sitting close to her back. Three years later, when the victim was 70 years old, he sexually assaulted her again at her home. He exposed his private parts and forced the woman to touch him without her consent. The woman fought him and hit him on the hand with a fork, after which he ran away when the neighbor knocked on the door. Harry Hankinson, who was convicted of more than 500 crimes over 50 years, has died at the age of 78 in HMP Wakefield prison in West Yorkshire. He was serving a 14-year sentence for attempted rape and sexual assault.
He used to take his wife along too
Harry Hankinson often claimed that he suffered a head injury in that incident, which caused a change in his personality and he became a 'kleptomaniac', with an 'uncontrollable' urge to steal. The judges described him as a reckless thief and a danger to shopkeepers. He also took his wife Linda Hankison, who had no knowledge of it, along to the robbery during a coach trip.
After being jailed several times in the 1990s, wife Linda had previously said that she did not even know him well because he had spent most of their marriage in jail. By 1996, his crimes had increased so much that Linda described the 18-week sentence he received for stealing cigarettes, alcohol and groceries as too light.
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