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Aspiring Cardiff City footballer robbed three people in the street

Mario Cassama was warned he faced ruining his 'very promising' future in the game by getting in trouble with the law


By Thomas Deacon

Media Wales

WED 1 NOV 2017

Mario Cassama, 18, was said in court to be a player for Cardiff City's academy side

A promising young footballer who robbed three people in the street has been hauled back before a court over his “deplorable” unpaid work efforts.

Teenager Mario Cassama, who was said to be “on the brink” of signing a full contract with Cardiff City, was handed a suspended sentence of 27 weeks on February 28 for a series of three street robberies and was ordered to carry out community service.

Judge Jeremy Jenkins said the standard of 18-year-old Cassama’s unpaid work was “deplorable” and told him not to throw away a “promising” football career.

Judge Jenkins said: “On February 28 you were sentenced to 27 weeks suspended for 24 months with added requirements of rehabilitation of 40 days and 200 hours of unpaid work and a curfew.

“You are in breach of that order and I can now revoke that order and send you into detention.

“Let me tell you this, if I had made this order, I [make] a promise to the people that I deal with and I tell them that if they breach the order they will come back before me and I will revoke the order.

“If you come back before me you will go into custody – do you understand that? I do not give second chances.”

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Judge Jenkins gave Cassama, of Lansdowne Road, Canton, Cardiff, an additional 25 hours community service at a hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday.

Cassama, who had no legal representation, also has to complete 40 hours of rehabilitation activity – some of which he has already completed.

Judge Jenkins said: “If you come back before me that will ruin a very promising potential football career. Do not throw it away – take the opportunity.”

The court heard Cassama has already completed more than 35 hours of his community service.

Prosecutor Karl Williams said: “He’s a young man given a sentence in respect of three street robberies.”

He added: “He’s with the Cardiff City Football academy.

“He would appear now to be on the brink of signing full-time terms.”

Mr Williams said the robberies were carried out with three others and that one breach of the order was because Cassama had to look after his two-year-old sibling.

Cassama was not ordered to pay any costs.

Following the case a Cardiff City spokesman said Cassama “was not and had never been” affiliated to the club’s academy and any suggestion of him being close to a professional contract with the club was "incorrect".

Cassama’s name is listed in the C Squad on the Cardiff City page of the EFL Trust Futsal and Education Programme website, which is an education programme for young people who wish to work in sport.

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I recall a Cardiff City Director robbing Cardiff City fans a few years ago aswell....The Riddler

He's fooled the judge going on Cardiff city's comment.

Aspiring Cardiff City footballer robbed three people in the street

Mario Cassama was warned he faced ruining his 'very promising' future in the game by getting in trouble with the law


By Thomas Deacon


Media Wales

WED 1 NOV 2017

Mario Cassama, 18, was said in court to be a player for Cardiff City's academy side

A promising young footballer who robbed three people in the street has been hauled back before a court over his “deplorable” unpaid work efforts.

Teenager Mario Cassama, who was said to be “on the brink” of signing a full contract with Cardiff City, was handed a suspended sentence of 27 weeks on February 28 for a series of three street robberies and was ordered to carry out community service.

Judge Jeremy Jenkins said the standard of 18-year-old Cassama’s unpaid work was “deplorable” and told him not to throw away a “promising” football career.

Judge Jenkins said: “On February 28 you were sentenced to 27 weeks suspended for 24 months with added requirements of rehabilitation of 40 days and 200 hours of unpaid work and a curfew.

“You are in breach of that order and I can now revoke that order and send you into detention.

“Let me tell you this, if I had made this order, I [make] a promise to the people that I deal with and I tell them that if they breach the order they will come back before me and I will revoke the order.

“If you come back before me you will go into custody – do you understand that? I do not give second chances.”

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Judge Jenkins gave Cassama, of Lansdowne Road, Canton, Cardiff, an additional 25 hours community service at a hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday.

Cassama, who had no legal representation, also has to complete 40 hours of rehabilitation activity – some of which he has already completed.

Judge Jenkins said: “If you come back before me that will ruin a very promising potential football career. Do not throw it away – take the opportunity.”

The court heard Cassama has already completed more than 35 hours of his community service.

Prosecutor Karl Williams said: “He’s a young man given a sentence in respect of three street robberies.”

He added: “He’s with the Cardiff City Football academy.

“He would appear now to be on the brink of signing full-time terms.”

Mr Williams said the robberies were carried out with three others and that one breach of the order was because Cassama had to look after his two-year-old sibling.

Cassama was not ordered to pay any costs.

Following the case a Cardiff City spokesman said Cassama “was not and had never been” affiliated to the club’s academy and any suggestion of him being close to a professional contract with the club was "incorrect".

Cassama’s name is listed in the C Squad on the Cardiff City page of the EFL Trust Futsal and Education Programme website, which is an education programme for young people who wish to work in sport.

I thought I hadn't seen his name mentioned in the CCFC Academy system. The kind d is obviously delusional, claiming to be involved in it and on the verge of a professional contract. Surely telling lies about this is contempt of court at least or perjury

Wow only street robbery for three normal working citizens and he gets such a harsh sentence fancy having to pick up litter for a couple of hours !!!

Good job he didn't do anything really serious, like throw a traffic cone at someone, he would have got years

That’s the end of his career then.

That’s the end of his career then.

What as a street robber ?

Someone needs to have a word or two with this lad - Career ended before it's starts .

That’s the end of his career then.

What as a street robber ?

As a street robber and a footballer, look what happened to David Pipe.

Play him next time we meet Man City in the cup.

Someone needs to have a word or two with this lad - Career ended before it's starts .

You need to read the article properly, he's not even one of our Academy players.

Wow only street robbery for three normal working citizens and he gets such a harsh sentence fancy having to pick up litter for a couple of hours !!!

Good job he didn't do anything really serious, like throw a traffic cone at someone, he would have got years

It wasn’t just throwing a traffic cone though was it? That was one thing they did.

A very misleading title to this thread

The boy has played in 5 a-side community games, where clubs are a big step removed from the goings on - nothing like a budding professional in our academy he claims to be.

I've got pissed in the players lounge and boardroom areas once

Am I now on the CCFC management board???

I've got pissed in the players lounge and boardroom areas once

Am I now on the CCFC management board???

You stand a pretty good chance sir

Someone needs to have a word or two with this lad - Career ended before it's starts .

what career...?

Someone needs to have a word or two with this lad - Career ended before it's starts .

You need to read the article properly, he's not even one of our Academy players.

i think he did read the articles / OPs....but doesnt read the rest of the threads.

A very misleading title to this thread

The boy has played in 5 a-side community games, where clubs are a big step removed from the goings on - nothing like a budding professional in our academy he claims to be.

I've got pissed in the players lounge and boardroom areas once

Am I now on the CCFC management board???

I seen this article on icwales and they had the same title or at least similar, very misleading and no need for it. Poor from icwales. I believe it's called click bait

Wow only street robbery for three normal working citizens and he gets such a harsh sentence fancy having to pick up litter for a couple of hours !!!

Good job he didn't do anything really serious, like throw a traffic cone at someone, he would have got years

It wasn’t just throwing a traffic cone though was it? That was one thing they did.

Not as bad as street robbery though, and all he had to do was community service, that's a joke !!!

Wow only street robbery for three normal working citizens and he gets such a harsh sentence fancy having to pick up litter for a couple of hours !!!

Good job he didn't do anything really serious, like throw a traffic cone at someone, he would have got years

It wasn’t just throwing a traffic cone though was it? That was one thing they did.

Not as bad as street robbery though, and all he had to do was community service, that's a joke !!!

Both involved violence.

Wow only street robbery for three normal working citizens and he gets such a harsh sentence fancy having to pick up litter for a couple of hours !!!

Good job he didn't do anything really serious, like throw a traffic cone at someone, he would have got years

It wasn’t just throwing a traffic cone though was it? That was one thing they did.

Not as bad as street robbery though, and all he had to do was community service, that's a joke !!!

Both involved violence.

Football fans are held to a different standard when it comes to the law

Wow only street robbery for three normal working citizens and he gets such a harsh sentence fancy having to pick up litter for a couple of hours !!!

Good job he didn't do anything really serious, like throw a traffic cone at someone, he would have got years

It wasn’t just throwing a traffic cone though was it? That was one thing they did.

Not as bad as street robbery though, and all he had to do was community service, that's a joke !!!

Both involved violence.

you think 4 youths roaming the city to rob vulnerable victims is in anyway similar surely ?

Wow only street robbery for three normal working citizens and he gets such a harsh sentence fancy having to pick up litter for a couple of hours !!!

Good job he didn't do anything really serious, like throw a traffic cone at someone, he would have got years

It wasn’t just throwing a traffic cone though was it? That was one thing they did.

Not as bad as street robbery though, and all he had to do was community service, that's a joke !!!

Both involved violence.

you think 4 youths roaming the city to rob vulnerable victims is in anyway similar surely ?

4 dickheads roaming the city to rob is terrible. Hundreds of dickheads giving it large on a London Street terrorising women and children is also terrible.

Wow only street robbery for three normal working citizens and he gets such a harsh sentence fancy having to pick up litter for a couple of hours !!!

Good job he didn't do anything really serious, like throw a traffic cone at someone, he would have got years

It wasn’t just throwing a traffic cone though was it? That was one thing they did.

Not as bad as street robbery though, and all he had to do was community service, that's a joke !!!

Both involved violence.

you think 4 youths roaming the city to rob vulnerable victims is in anyway similar surely ?

4 dickheads roaming the city to rob is terrible. Hundreds of dickheads giving it large on a London Street terrorising women and children is also terrible.

but not similar...only you couldnt bring yourself to say it..

Wow only street robbery for three normal working citizens and he gets such a harsh sentence fancy having to pick up litter for a couple of hours !!!

Good job he didn't do anything really serious, like throw a traffic cone at someone, he would have got years

It wasn’t just throwing a traffic cone though was it? That was one thing they did.

Not as bad as street robbery though, and all he had to do was community service, that's a joke !!!

Both involved violence.

you think 4 youths roaming the city to rob vulnerable victims is in anyway similar surely ?

4 dickheads roaming the city to rob is terrible. Hundreds of dickheads giving it large on a London Street terrorising women and children is also terrible.

but not similar...only you couldnt bring yourself to say it..

They are different crimes. I bet there were more people traumatised by the morons acting up at Chelsea. However the robbing is a horrific crime.

Wow only street robbery for three normal working citizens and he gets such a harsh sentence fancy having to pick up litter for a couple of hours !!!

Good job he didn't do anything really serious, like throw a traffic cone at someone, he would have got years

It wasn’t just throwing a traffic cone though was it? That was one thing they did.

Not as bad as street robbery though, and all he had to do was community service, that's a joke !!!

Both involved violence.

you think 4 youths roaming the city to rob vulnerable victims is in anyway similar surely ?

4 dickheads roaming the city to rob is terrible. Hundreds of dickheads giving it large on a London Street terrorising women and children is also terrible.

but not similar...only you couldnt bring yourself to say it..

They are different crimes. I bet there were more people traumatised by the morons acting up at Chelsea. However the robbing is a horrific crime.

yes it is horrible and for the victim often no escape from it..or no escape from its after effects..this bloke got off extremely lightly to start with then goes and lies in court....desreves to be re arrested.

Wow only street robbery for three normal working citizens and he gets such a harsh sentence fancy having to pick up litter for a couple of hours !!!

Good job he didn't do anything really serious, like throw a traffic cone at someone, he would have got years

It wasn’t just throwing a traffic cone though was it? That was one thing they did.

Not as bad as street robbery though, and all he had to do was community service, that's a joke !!!

Both involved violence.

you think 4 youths roaming the city to rob vulnerable victims is in anyway similar surely ?

4 dickheads roaming the city to rob is terrible. Hundreds of dickheads giving it large on a London Street terrorising women and children is also terrible.

but not similar...only you couldnt bring yourself to say it..

They are different crimes. I bet there were more people traumatised by the morons acting up at Chelsea. However the robbing is a horrific crime.

yes it is horrible and for the victim often no escape from it..or no escape from its after effects..this bloke got off extremely lightly to start with then goes and lies in court....desreves to be re arrested.

Definitely. Does a complaint need to be made for that to happen? I have seen that in the past.