The thug locked up for killing Whitstable Rugby Club player Troy Comins in a vicious stabbing has ended up back inside after robbing a betting shop.

Steven Fields was jailed for eight months for the latest offence and has served the sentence on remand.

The 26-year-old, said to be addicted to drink and gambling, was recalled to prison when on licence from a 12-month sentence for affray and the parole board will decide when to release him.

Fields was sentenced to seven years in 2001 for the manslaughter of Mr Comins, who was 26, of Westmeads Avenue, Whitstable.

The sentence was reduced to five years on appeal – to the disgust of the victim’s family.

Fields, formerly of Kimberley Close, Dover, was released from an extended sentence for affray, including 12 months jail and a further two years licence, on December 18, last year.

Two days later he walked into Corals bookmakers in Strood and robbed it of £200 after threatening to stab a female member of staff.

But a judge decided at Maidstone Crown Court that Fields was not dangerous enough to warrant an indeterminate sentence for public protection.

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