A teenager has claimed he breached a criminal behavior order barring him from visiting Westfield Stratford City shopping center because he was not given a map of the area.
Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, 18, also known as Mizzy, appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court in London on Tuesday morning and was released on bail, a court official said.
He was given the order last Wednesday following a series of videos on social media showing him breaking into a family home and stealing a pensioner’s dog on TikTok.
He was released and banned from posting videos without the consent of those featured.
However, the following day he allegedly filmed people without their consent and visited the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, which he was also prohibited from doing under the order.
He was arrested for violating the order and charged on Friday. He denied the charges when he appeared before Thames magistrates on Saturday, but was taken into custody over the bank holiday weekend.
Although the case was scheduled for 2pm at Thames Magistrates Court on Tuesday, it was brought forward to 10am after the defense arrived early so no press was present.
However, a clerk read a memo from the proceedings to be pressed later in which his defense Alexandra Darke suggested Piers Morgan had baited him when he appeared on her show.
According to court officials, Ms Darke said: ‘He’s a young prankster, he was antagonized by Piers Morgan.’
She reportedly added that he was unaware of the perimeters of Westfield’s ban when he broke it, but does now.
Speaking in court, O’Garro said the CBO violation was not his fault.
He said: ‘I explained in court that I didn’t know the breach was on my terms because they didn’t give me the CBO map around Westfield and stuff like that so hopefully that will be cancelled.
“I need to alternate the conditions on my thing (the CBO).”
O’Garro’s trial date has been set for July 19 at Stratford Magistrates’ Court, the court official said.
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