A TEENAGER robbed a 16-year-old boy of his mobile phone while on a city bus, a court heard.
Kyle Turner, 17, twice punched the boy before stealing his BlackBerry phone while they were both upstairs on the 48 bus between Clifton and Nottingham city centre.
Nottingham Crown Court heard that the attack on January 14 came two months after Turner was released from detention for stealing another BlackBerry on the same route.
Turner, 17, of Bridge North Drive, Clifton, was sentenced to two years' detention yesterday after pleading guilty to robbery.
James Hett, prosecuting, said: "The complainant went on to the bus and upstairs at sat towards the back. He was playing on his BlackBerry mobile phone and using headphones and the defendant was sitting behind him.
"He got up, walked along the aisle and approached the complainant. He tapped him on the shoulder and asked where he was from.
"He then got up and sat next to him, and said 'let me see your phone'. The complainant said no and was punched forcefully in the face. The force caused his lip to bleed and he was put in fear."
Mr Hett told the court that Turner threatened the boy that he was going to attack him when he got off the bus, before punching him a second time in the face and taking his phone.
The victim told the bus driver and police identified Turner on CCTV footage from the bus. They arrested him on January 17.
The court heard that Turner had convictions for four other robberies and two attempted robberies, committed as a youth.
Dean Bower, in mitigation, said Turner suffered from conditions including attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and autism. He said: "He has not really be able to appreciate the consequences of his actions."
Judge Philip Head told Turner: "You have what can only be called a dreadful record for someone of your age."
He will serve half the sentence before being released on supervision.