Teesside Crown Court judge gives Hartlepool woman jail warning for crimes including having axe in public
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Demi Belcher pleaded guilty to four offences when she appeared at Teesside Crown Court.
They included unlawful wounding of a female and having an article with a blade or point in public, namely an axe in Wynyard Road, Hartlepool.
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Hide AdBelcher, 31, also admitted damaging the female victim’s Audi A1 car and stealing a pair of trainers from a male.


She had previously denied all of the offences, which happened on May 22, 2023.
The court heard a co-accused has also pleaded guilty to damaging the car.
Recorder David Brooke ordered a probation report for Belcher who is due to be sentenced in March.
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Hide AdHe warned her: “You must understand it’s a no promises situation. Just because I’m adjourning for a pre-sentence report, all options are going to be open for the court.”
Belcher, of Worcester Gardens, Hartlepool, was bailed.