Violence Antidepressants 30/05/2007 England Man Kicks a Hole in Post Office Door
 
 Summary:<br><br><div>Paragraph 4 reads: &quot;<strong>In mitigation, the court was told McCann had been experiencing emotional distress at the time of the incident,<u> was taking anti-depressants </u>and regretted his actions.&quot;<br /><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.mansfieldtoday.co.uk/news?articleid=2913034">http://www.mansfieldtoday.co.uk/news?articleid=2913034<br /><br /></a><h1><strong>Hole lot of trouble</strong></h1>View Gallery<br />A MAN who kicked a hole in the door of a Mansfield Woodhouse post office to escape after an emergency lock down was ordered to pay &pound;1,000 in compensation at Mansfield magistrates on Thursday.<br /><br />Patrick McCann (26), of Linehouses Caravan Site, Stoke-on-Trent, admitted causing damage to the door on 21st December while he was in the area looking for work.<br /><br />The court was told McCann went into the Warsop Road post office to buy stamps and envelopes but when he tried to pay with a Scottish &pound;20 note, the postmaster suspected it was counterfeit and pressed the emergency button locking the door.<br /><br />McCann became anxious and kicked a hole in the door to escape, but cut himself on the way out and left a DNA sample which police used to trace him.<br /><br />In mitigation, the court was told McCann had been experiencing emotional distress at the time of the incident, was taking anti-depressants and regretted his actions.<br /><br />By committing the offence he was also in breach of a conditional discharge and Judge Mervyn Harris ordered him to pay &pound;1,000 compensation for the door, a &pound;100 fine for the offence and &pound;50 for the breach.<br />Last Updated: 29 May 2007<br /></div> 
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