Serial rail fare evader faces jail over 112 unpaid tickets | EUROtoday

One of Britain’s most prolific rail fare dodgers may face jail after admitting dozens of journey offences.

Charles Brohiri, 29, pleaded responsible to travelling with out shopping for a ticket a complete of 112 occasions over a two-year interval, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.

He owes greater than £18,000 in unpaid fares and authorized prices, the courtroom was informed.

He will likely be sentenced subsequent month.

District Judge Nina Tempia warned Brohiri “could face a custodial sentence because of the number of offences he has committed”.

He pleaded responsible to 76 offences on Thursday.

It got here after he was convicted in his absence of 36 prices at a earlier listening to.

During Thursday’s listening to, Judge Tempia dismissed a bid by Brohiri’s legal professionals to have the 36 convictions overturned.

They had argued the prosecutions have been illegal as a result of that they had not been introduced by a professional authorized skilled.

But Judge Tempia rejected the argument, saying there had been “no abuse of this court’s process”.