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Brackley knifepoint robbery – man sent to prison
18/08/2023
Royston Woodford covered his head with a coat as he robbed the Co-op
A man who robbed a Brackley shop at knifepoint has been sent to prison for nearly four years.
Royston Woodford, aged 42, entered the Co-op store on the High Street on April 4, keeping his coat over his head. As he approached the tills he pulled a carving knife from his waistband, demanding money from staff.
He stole around £265.
Woodford was captured on CCTV with the coat over his head.
He was identified following a Northamptonshire Police investigation. Woodford admitted the crime and entered a guilty plea during a court appearance on June 5.
At Northampton Crown Court on Friday, August 4, Woodford was sentenced to 44 months imprisonment for one count of robbery, and ordered to pay a £228 victim surcharge.
Woodford, of West Street, Buckingham, was also sentenced to six months behind bars for possession of a bladed article in a public place. This will be served concurrently.
Investigating officer Detective Constable John Cordner, of the Force’s CID West, said: “This was clearly a premeditated offence, in which Royston Woodford decided his own desire for money was more important than the safety of other people.
“Prior to the robbery, CCTV showed him walking from Brackley town park and sitting opposite the store, all with his coat over his head, before he went in and used a knife to threaten the staff.
“Tackling serious violence, including robbery, is a matter of priority for our force and I am glad this investigation has resulted in a decent custodial sentence. I hope this acts as a warning to anyone who may be tempted to use or threaten force to take what isn’t theirs that both the police and the courts take this type of offending very seriously.”
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam