But at Mold Crown Court today (September 23), Birchall was said by his barrister to have “mislaid the date” when he missed an unpaid work appointment on August 17. While Judge Simon Mills refrained from activating the suspended sentence, he called the excuse “fatuous nonsense”. He gave Birchall two weeks to complete his outstanding unpaid work hours, or face prison. “I accept you’ve got caring responsibilities and you’re now in work,” Judge Mills told Birchall. You will finish all of your unpaid work, it’s as simple as that.