Killer Peter Augustine did not watch his own sentencing hearing at the Old Bailey after claiming he could not attend because he is unable to sit in the prison van for long periods due to a displaced lumbar disc

A cowardly robber who killed a vulnerable pensioner for his things, including a copy of the Daily Mirror , may never be released from jail, a judge has said.

Killer Peter Augustine , 59, refused to attend his own sentencing hearing claiming he was suffering from back pain which he said made it impossible for him to travel 12 miles in a prison van from his cell at HMP Belmarsh to the Old Bailey in central London. His lawyer asked for a video link to be set up so that his client could instead watch from jail after alleging he cannot sit for long periods due to a displaced lumbar

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