'prolific fare dodger' in court facing more than 100 charges of failing to pay for ticket

Charles Brohiri arrives at Westminster Magistrates’ Court where he is charged with with more than 100 counts of travelling without a ticket (Picture: PA)

A homeless man has appeared in court facing more than 100 charges of travelling without a ticket.

Charles Brohiri,28,was banned from going into any Thameslink station as part of his bail conditions in April this year – but has allegedly been caught without a ticket a further 30 times since then.

He was last caught fare dodging as recently as August 18,Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.

Brohiri is charged with a total of 113 counts of travelling on a railway without paying.

Train operator Thameslink runs services north-south across London,with some services running as far as Brighton,Luton and Bedford.

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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.Brohiri will appear at the same court on December 16.District Judge John Zani granted him bail but amended the wording of the conditions to ban him from getting on any Thameslink train.‘It’s very important you take these bail conditions seriously,’ he told Brohiri.‘You don’t get on any train without having the money.’