AN 18-YEAR-OLD has been warned he could find himself in prison again in the future if he continues his offending.

Oleg Borisov came to be sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court for nine offences, including thefts, assaults and a racially aggravated public order crime.

In the latter, he subjected his victims to vile slurs and remarks.

Recorder Daniel Sawyer said the defendant's offending took place when he was drunk and, or, when he was part of a group and he was "frankly brave".

The judge said the crimes often started with a view "something would be a bit of fun" but when it did not go the way he thought it would "you turn to violence or aggression".

Sentencing Borisov, formerly of Sea Road, Boscombe, to seven months in a young offenders institution, Recorder Sawyer said given his criminal record, the outcome of prison will "remain the same if you carry on offending".

The defendant previously pleaded guilty to racially aggravated fear or provocation of violence by words, three counts of assault by beating, one count of taking a vehicle without consent, two counts of theft, two counts of fraud by false presentation and breach of a youth rehabilitation order

Prosecuting, Roderick Blain summarised the offences, which dated back to March 13 when Borisov was abusive towards two people after they refused to give him a lift.

Just 14 days later he entered Domino's in Holdenhurst Road along with another man. They were in possession of a pizza they had bought elsewhere.

Mr Blain said they went into a restricted staff only area and started to unwrap the pizza they brought in with them. The court heard this was the playing a "practical joke".

As they were ushered out of the premises, the defendant pushed one member of staff in the chest with some force before squaring up to another employee and punching him in the head.

On May 23, in Weymouth, he took an e-scooter from a man who was using a cashpoint after the victim refused to let him have a go on the vehicle.

Borisov committed a theft on July 1 when he took a purse containing bank cards, ID cards and $205 belonging to a woman in a student accommodation block in Oxford Road, Bournemouth.

The victim only became aware that the items had been taken from her room, which she had left unlocked when in another part of the block, when she received notifications on her phone of two transactions on her bank account.

These purchases, both of less than £10, made up the defendant's two fraud by false representation offences.

Borisov's final offending was on September 29 at an address in Mudeford Lane, Christchurch. Having ended up inside the property, he stole clothing, bags and a single dinner knife.

After discarding everything but the knife under a car near the address, he returned and swung a punch at the victim, who managed to block it with his arm.

Mitigating, Rose Burns said the defendant had been "out of control in a way".

She told the court he regretted what he had done and wished to apologise to his victims. The defendant wanted to change his ways, Ms Burns said.

Recorder Sawyer said: "You need to change and Ms Burns tells me you have started to do that."

Before ending the hearing, the judge told the defendant: "You are a bright young man who could have a future if you want one, choose that."

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