A homeless man who exposed himself to one woman then bit another’s arm in London Road last week has been jailed for eight weeks and added to the sex offenders’ register today.
Richard Packman, 45, pleaded guilty this morning to assault, indecent exposure and resisting arrest in connection with the attacks on Thursday morning.
Packman, who is unemployed and of no fixed abode, was stopped by two police officers who saw him biting the second woman, 57, outside a charity shop as they were on patrol.
The first woman, 27, then told the officers he had also flashed her then hit her with a newspaper.
One woman who saw the second attack said: “I saw a guy biting on a lady’s arm in a crazed fashion by the British Heart Foundation shop at about 9.30am. He was clearly on drugs, and was gnawing this frightened lady. She seemed shocked and was trying to get him off.
“Luckily, someone must have called/radioed the police, as an unmarked car came and took him away. A couple of burly cops struggled to get him in the car, even when handcuffed.
“It looked like he was on meth – not that I really know, but we’ve all seen those videos.”
Good result from last weeks London Rd incident suspect sentenced to eight weeks in prison plus 7 years notification order#cn193
— Brighton Street Team (@BrightonSCNPT) February 27, 2017
I knew Richard Packman in the late 1900s, when we were on the same OU summer school in Durham. He was on drugs then and lost his house due to his drug debts. Some people never learn and it’s too bad too as he was really nice and intelligent in some regards. Let this be a lesson to all junkies. Drugs ruin lives.
What happened to Mr. Richard Stephen Packman of Brighton? He was arrested in 2017 and jailed for 8 weeks.