He then took her phone to stop her contacting the police.
Fanning claimed he was tired before lashing out at Miss Blair and stamping on her dentures.Days later, he locked Miss Blair in her home as a delay tactic when she threatened to dial 999.The court heard the friends of four years stayed with each other on a number of occasions.
The pair were in the living room during the early hours of the morning when Fanning"became aggressive."She refused to hand it over before being told:"What are you going to do about it?" Prosecutor Carrie Stevens said:"Fanning struck her on the forehead with his head causing her false teeth to fall out.The victim later contacted the police from a filling station.They went back to Miss Blair's house where he retrieved his items from a cupboard.Miss Blair went to the window where she altered a neighbour who came to her aid.Marco Buonaccorsi, defending, told the court:"The reason for taking her phone was to stop her phoning the police as he had a live warrant.
He added:"This was a robbery of a 57-year-old woman and there is a public expectation that the court deals with matters such as this in a serious way."
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