rodmalcolm published Beggar 'asked for money so his girlfriend could drink two bottles...

Beggar Alan Brown hit the streets so his alcoholic girlfriend could drink two bottles of brandy daily.He told a court that she needed the liquor as part of her cure because it would be "dangerous" to stop boozing immediately.In a hand-written letter presented to Nottingham Magistrates' Court, Brown said: "She was always in trouble. Since meeting me, I have kept her out of trouble. "We are trying to sort it out. She was a bad alcoholic." A £50 fine for begging was...