Bradford Beggar Issued Criminal Behaviour Order

A prolific beggar has been barred from entering Bradford City Centre for five years.

Martin Henderson, 45, was handed a Criminal Behaviour Order on 16 July 2021 at Bradford Magistrates’ Court after he was convicted for two counts of begging in February this year. 

Henderson, of Pemberton Drive, Bradford, seen in Valley Road and Leeds Road approaching motorists that were held at traffic lights, asking for money.  

He previously received a 12-month conditional discharge in September 2020, after he was seen on Valley Road, holding a cardboard sign and begging. 

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