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Two muggers went on a shopping spree with a contactless card, spending nearly £50 in just one hour at Tesco, McDonald's, Sainsbury's and Greggs.

Nottingham Crown Court heard Justin Davis and Karl Pine pleaded guilty to robbing a man of the card, which belonged to his mother, and fraud by false representation.

The pair had met the victim by chance after he left Bar Eleven in Goose Gate, in Nottingham city centre, in the early hours of August 28 last year.

The man had drunk a large amount of alcohol and "everything was a bit of a blur" when he had a conversation with Davis and Pine.

By 7am he had followed them to Fletcher Gate car park where he began to fear for his safety.

His passport, bank cards and Samsung Galaxy phone were taken.

As the shocked man was alerting a member of the public, Davis and Pine were spending money on his mum's card, splashing out £44.82 on contactless purchases.

But police tracked down CCTV of the transactions in the shops and some images showed the defendants were the culprits.

Following their arrests, 24-year-old Davis, of Carlton Hill, Carlton, said "no comment" to questions.

Pine, 26, of Redcliffe Road, Mapperley Park, claimed he had been given the mum's card by people he knew, unaware it was stolen.

He admitted his involvement after he saw the CCTV, confessing he and his co-accused had taken the victim to the roof of the car park.

Lawyer Emma Coverley, for Davis, said the offence was something more akin to "bullying and taking advantage of somebody, rather than a robbery as the court often sees it".

"The complainant has little recollection," she told Judge Steven Coupland. "At it's height there may have been something of taking advantage and intimidation."

The judge told her: "He was put in fear enough to hand over items to these two working together."

Speaking for Pine, Jon Hullis said his client had lived something of a "chaotic lifestyle" but had since turned his life around and no longer drinks.

The judge decided to adjourn for pre-sentence reports to be prepared and will deal with the duo at court on June 29.