A man from Shropshire has admitted making bomb hoax calls to shopping centres and other premises across Britain including the BBC and Elstree film studios.
Paul William Jones said he made the phone calls in a bid to ensure he would spend the rest of his life behind bars as he could not cope on the outside world.
One of 11 calls made was to Shrewsbury probation office while another was to a store at a Wrexham shopping centre which had to be evacuated for 90 minutes.
Jones, 32, of Maple Avenue, Oswestry, appeared before Mold Crown Court yesterday, where he admitted the offences that took place on March 19 this year.
He pleaded guilty to 11 charges of communicating false information within intent to make the receiver believe a bomb was present.
Jones also admitted that on March 19 in Regent Street, Wrexham, he was carrying a 10 inch carving knife.
Hoax calls were made to Shrewsbury probation office, Wrexham Council offices, the Wilkinsons store on the Island Green shopping centre in Wrexham, and shopping centres in Stoke-on-Trent, Bedford, Blackpool and Chattam.
He also made calls to the Department of Transport, the Vosa office in Wrexham, the BBC offices in Portland Place, London, and the Elstree film studios.
Miss Emmalyne Downing, prosecuting, handed Judge Niclas Parry a series of letters that Jones had written to the prosecution.
Mr Stephen Edwards, for Jones, said that because of events in his past life, Jones felt he was unable to cope in the outside world. “He has a degree of celebral palsy however his general medical health is not so bad. He simply wants to spend the rest of his life in prison, he is entirely instituitionalised,” said Mr Edwards.
The case was adjourned until July 6 for a report. Jones was remanded in custody.
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