Judge tells pair “the trauma which your actions inflicted on the till operator is all too clear from the CCTV footage”
Two men who robbed at an off licence in east Belfast were sentenced in the city’s Crown Court today .
Both Smyth, 36, and 43-year old Quinn admitted charges of conspiring together to rob the Winemark on the Rosetta Road in Belfast on September 4, 2022 and of robbing Russell’s Cellars on the Castlereagh Road of £2,000 and a quantity of cigarettes and tobacco on the same date. Smyth was armed with a knife and after the duo entered the premises, he shouted ‘you are getting robbed, everyone out of the way’.
After stealing cash, cigarettes and tobacco, the pair left the store. Judge Crawford told them “the trauma which your actions inflicted on the till operator is all too clear from the CCTV footage”. Both defendants were in the Citroen and were arrested by the PSNI. During Tuesday’s sentencing, Judge Crawford said that whilst most of the money stolen was returned to the business, this did not address the “trauma and distress” experienced by the staff.
He has a record consisting of 167 previous convictions, and also told Probation he had been on a drugs binge, voiced regret for his involvement in the robbery and expressed remorse regarding what the staff endured. Prior to passing sentence, the Judge said she had read and considered defence submissions made on behalf of both men.
PSNI Andersonstown Castlereagh Dunmurry East Belfast Belfast Crown Court West Belfast
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