Desperate drug addict robbed well wisher who gave him £10 and said: 'Happy Christmas'
He threatened to stab the man despite his gesture
A drug addict attacked a Good Samaritan who gave him money in the street and wished him a Happy Christmas, demanding more.
Morgan Kidger rained kicks and punched down on the man in Pontefract town centre, despite the generous gesture.
Kidger was jailed at Leeds Crown Court this week after admitting robbery.
The court heard that the victim had attended an ATM on Ropergate in the early hours of December 28 last year, when he was approached by Kidger.
He gave Kidger £10 and wished him a “Happy Christmas”, but the conversation continued, prosecutor Matthew Stewart said.
The 27-year-old then began demanding more cash, which the man refused.
Kidger then lifted his clothing claiming he had a knife in his waistband and would stab him. He then laid into him with kicks and punches.
The victim eventually offered to give Kidger all the money in his wallet, which he took and then fled.
Kidger, of Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, appeared in court over a video link from HMP Leeds, where he was being held on remand.
Mitigating, Martin Morrow pointed to his lack of previous convictions, that drugs had blighted his life to the point that he had tried to move away from the area.
He added that Kidger expressed remorse.
The judge, Recorder Gordon Stables, said of the incident: “It was a gesture of good will. What followed was a sad and troubling departure from that good will.
“You threatened to stab him and you struck him with kicks and punches.
“He had shown you generosity.
“Society expects such offences to be met with immediate sentences.”
He jailed him for 38 months.