Overview
- Durham Crown Court jailed Gemma Macaulay, 41, for 44 months, with release after serving 40% on licence.
- The court also imposed a five-year restraining order that blocks any contact with her two victims.
- Prosecutors said she tried to rob a homeless man at a cash machine by hitting him with a heeled boot.
- Weeks later, CCTV captured three attacks on a woman that ended with the theft of £10 and a vape.
- At sentencing, the judge noted a probation report about drug use, sex work and past trauma, while the homeless victim described humiliation and stigma when seeking support.