A MAN who stole a bag from a disabled woman in a wheelchair, while on police bail, will spend 14 further months in prison.

Darren Plant, 32, no fixed address, pleaded guilty to stealing a bag containing £180 in cash from the 64-year-old in Mowbray Square Medical Centre, Harrogate, on September 13.

He wrote a letter to the judge saying there was “no excuse” for the offence, which was “lower than low”.

Recorder Ben Nolan QC, at York Crown Court, said he was “old enough to know better” and the court had to protect vulnerable victims. He added the sentence to the one Plant is already serving.