"I am prepared to accept, somewhat reluctantly, that even this defendant realises how despicable his actions were," the judge said. Sentencing, Recorder Michael Maher accepted it was an 'opportunistic' rather than pre-planned crime.ĭallimore is 'ashamed' of himself and wants to apologise to the victim, his barrister Daniel Calder said. He has an 'appalling' criminal record, with 41 previous convictions for 77 offences, including robbery. The victim remained in hospital for another four weeks after the robbery.ĭallimore, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to one count of robbery and three counts of fraud. His right leg was amputated while he was in a coma at the hospital earlier this year.Īfter awaking from a coma on July 14, he was thirsty and decided to go to WH Smith in the hospital to buy a drink at about 1.30pm. Manchester Crown Court heard that the victim had his left leg amputated in 2017, and found himself in hospital again after complications with deep vein thrombosis. "This person must not have a heart to do such a diabolical thing."ĭallimore, who refused to attend his sentencing hearing, was jailed for three years and nine months.
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To keep up to date with how justice is being served across Greater Manchester subscribe to our free weekly M.E.N. Manchester's courts are some of the busiest in the country with a vast array of cases heard every week. "I think it is absolutely diabolical that someone can do this to a man with no legs," the victim said.
The victim, who had been in a coma for five to six weeks, crashed into a wall and had to use the stump of his left leg, which had been amputated years earlier, to break the impact.īlood started spouting from his leg as nurses ran to help.ĭallimore, a father originally from Glasgow, then used the man's card to buy cigarettes and take out £270 in cash.
READ MORE : 'Dangerous' predator struck girl, 14, over head with 'rock' in terrifying woodland sex attackĭallimore then 'effectively abducted him' by wheeling him to a secluded area of the car park where the bins are kept, before stealing his bank card and keys, then pushing him down a hill. Liam Dallimore, 29, had been loitering outside the hospital and approached the victim, who was in a wheelchair wearing a hospital gown, as he went to WH Smith to buy a bottle of coke. The 67-year-old man was attacked outside the Manchester Royal Infirmary by a complete stranger, on the same day he had woke to discover his second leg had been amputated while he had been in a coma. A double amputee with no legs was cruelly robbed by a heartless thief the same day he had woken from a coma - before being pushed down a hill.
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