"Badness" Binse and his criminal career

CHRISTOPHER "BADNESS" BINSE'S CAREER OF CRIME

* Out of custody for just four years since he was 13 years old. He's now 47

* Convicted of armed robbery seven times

* Made six escape from custody attempts, succeeding twice

* Had 96 convictions by the time he was 24

* Serving at least 14 years and two months in jail for armed robbery and shooting at police

* As at December last year, very little of the $235,000 robbery had been recovered

* Binse was classified a "high security risk" prisoner when he was sentenced.

Source: Supreme Court of Victoria