Screwdriver attacker John Whaley jailed for four years
STREET robber John Whaley has been jailed for four years and four months after luring a man to a secluded area and shoving a screwdriver against his neck before demanding money.
He targeted the victim after first approaching him and asking him for cash to buy a drink, a court heard.
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Targeted victim: John Whaley, jailed for four years and four months at Grimsby Crown Court for robbery.
Whaley, 28, of Cabourne Road, Grimsby, admitted robbing Daniel Turner of £4.10 on June 16.
He had originally been due to face trial at Grimsby Crown Court but later changed his plea.
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After the hearing, the police welcomed the lengthy sentence imposed on Whaley.
Officer in the case Detective Constable Lorraine Mackie said that Whaley targeted Mr Turner while he was going to buy a newspaper in Grimsby at about 5am.
Whaley started talking to him in Victoria Street and asked him for 50p to buy a drink.
Mr Turner gave him 50p but, later, when nobody was about, Whaley got off his bicycle and held a screwdriver to Mr Turner's neck in a secluded area near the Tesco supermarket.
Mr Turner at first thought it was a knife, said Det Con Mackie.
Whaley demanded money but Mr Turner told him he did not really have any. Whaley eventually pocketed £4.10.
He later admitted he was an amphetamine user.
Det Con Mackie said: "I am happy with the result of the case. It shows that offences of robbery are taken very seriously.
"He has preyed on someone in a secluded area.
"It was a very frightening experience for the victim. He was lured there under false pretences."
Whaley had a previous violence-related conviction in which he assaulted someone with an iron bar, said Det Con Mackie. Another offence of attempting to rob George Pillai of money on June 24, which he denied, was left on file.
Comments
by tobiejd
Tuesday, November 20 2012, 11:42AM
“to nobby nut case i understand that your face looks like the back end of a sloppy **** [tw8t]
to smitsus if your face looked like a brush [bog brush] that would be a improvement”
by tobiejd
Tuesday, November 20 2012, 11:37AM
“to nobby nutcase been told you look like the back end of a sloppy **** [ tw8t]
and to smitsus if you looked like a brush [bog brush] that woulkd be a inprovment on your looks”
by Nobby_Nutcase
Monday, November 19 2012, 8:20AM
“A face like an under-cooked jacket potato.”
by smitsus
Monday, November 19 2012, 8:14AM
“He has been hit by the ugly bush.”
by oOrotavatorOo
Sunday, November 18 2012, 9:06PM
“he`s not the messiah, he`s a very naughty boy”
by davidmantle
Saturday, November 17 2012, 3:31PM
“4 years is not enough - should be 40 years at least.”
by jule63
Saturday, November 17 2012, 11:45AM
“prison = play station- tv - gym-three meals per day .”
by jule63
Saturday, November 17 2012, 11:30AM
“sounds like a very nice person .”
by phantom2012
Saturday, November 17 2012, 10:09AM
“What a deadhead, asks the guy for some money, who didn't have a lot himself, he takes pity, gives him the money and is later robbed. Four years is the least he deserves, another parasite on society, at least he's out the way for Christmas, but he'll be looked after far to well inside, hopefully a bigger moron than he will do to him what he does to others.....!”
by nukedragga
Saturday, November 17 2012, 9:31AM
“Just look at him, he's yet another high flying Nunny entrepreneur caught doing another 'speedy' business deal.
If Darwin was around today he'd find enough material on the Nunny to flummox him for years.”