Knife-wielding robbers jailed

TWO men have been jailed for five years and four months after they robbed a shop worker at knifepoint.

Lee Smith and Terry Keating went into the Co-op Late Shop in Wimbourne Avenue, Blurton, on February 24 wearing hoodies.

They then robbed cashier Lee Radford of £300 from the till and told customers to kneel down.

The pair then made off with a case of beer worth £12.

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Smith, aged 28, and Keating, aged 29, from Liverpool, both pleaded guilty yesterday to robbery and having an offensive weapon.

Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard the pair were in the Potteries visiting Smith's relatives.

Jailing the defendants, Judge Granville Styler said: "This was a serious robbery offence.

"It was a terrifying experience for everyone in the shop including the person serving.

"But you also terrified customers who were made to kneel on the floor at knifepoint."