Man tried to rob Grimsby supermarket armed with a fork
A GRIMSBY man used a fork in an attempt to rob a Grimsby supermarket, but left empty handed.
Stewart Williamson, 29, of Columbus Way, admitted the attempted robbery at Somerfield on Laceby Road in the town.
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attempted robbery: The Somerfield store at the Bradley Cross Roads which was targeted by Williamson.
Grimsby Crown Court heard Williamson went into the store on November 26, last year, armed with a fork.
He approached staff member Sophie Foster, but when she informed him she couldn't open the till, he said "I will stab you" and threatened other members of staff before leaving empty handed.
In court, as Judge Graham Robinson began to sentence him, a tearful Williamson shouted out: "I'm really sorry for what I have done, really I am."
He had earlier denied the charge, but entered a guilty plea on the day of his trial.
Mitigating, Craig Lowe said: "He accepts full responsibility for the offence despite being unable to recall it as a combination of alcohol and the medication he was taking for injuries he had sustained to his head."
Williamson was jailed for two years and nine months. He will serve half on licence in the community.
For more on this story, see today's Grimsby Telegraph.
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by Lainie, Leeds
Thursday, July 22 2010, 11:53AM
“Or perhaps Williamson of Ormskirk you could apply for a job with the Daily Mail. Your comment and writing 'style' would fit like a glove there.”
by Lainie, Leeds
Thursday, July 22 2010, 11:51AM
“Regarding your comment Williamson of Ormskirk. When attempting to take the moral high ground and turn a story about a doofus into real news, it helps if you have a reasonable grasp of the English language. I suggest you stumble from your pedestal and into the nearest library.”
by Chris GY, Grimsby
Wednesday, July 21 2010, 8:58AM
“William of Ormskirk - with reference to your last comment.
Would you please hurry up and write it.
Pompous Idiot!!!!”
by HT, Here & There
Tuesday, July 20 2010, 9:32PM
“The great prongless fork!”
by karlos, on a pedestal
Tuesday, July 20 2010, 6:00PM
“Williamson: you are such a spooner ........
:-D”