Pair jailed after victim robbed on his doorstep

Two street robbers who attacked a man on his doorstep have been put behind bars.

Anna Mikolayczyic and Krzysztof Budzynski followed the man from Worksop town centre to his home in Newcastle Avenue.

As he tried to find his keys, the victim was barged into his front door while Budzynski went through his pockets to take a wallet and mobile phone.

Mikolayczyic and Budzynski, both aged 41, then used a bank card which was in the wallet at two local stores in the early hours of 25 June 2023.

Mikolayczyic, of HMP Foston Hall, and Budzynski, of HMP Nottingham, both denied robbery and fraud by false representation but were found guilty after a trial last week.

Mikolayczyic was jailed for a total of six-and-a-half years while Budzynski was locked up for four years and four months at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday (15 August).

The pair also admitted burglary after breaking into a home in Cresswell Street, Worksop, on 23 September 2023 where they stole personal documents, a laptop computer, clothes and cash.

The victim came home to discover his front window was wide open and his home had been ransacked by intruders.

In addition, Mikolayczyic was sentenced for an earlier robbery on 6 November 2021 at Ely Close, Worksop, when a man was dragged to the floor and had a mobile phone and bank cards taken from him.

Detective Constable Chloe Baugh, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:

“Mikolayczyic and Budzynski first targeted the victim in Worksop town centre where they demanded cash.

“When he refused, it appears they followed him home and took the opportunity to attack him from behind and steal his belongings.

“The victim’s head was banged against the door and it must have been a frightening ordeal to go through on his own doorstep.

“The lingering emotional impact of being robbed in this way is something the force understands.

“It is why we work so hard on cases like this to ensure we find those responsible and bring them to justice.

“Both these individuals also broke into a man’s home to steal. Burglary is another offence we treat with the utmost seriousness because of the impact it has on victims.”