A Paisley thug who committed a “cowardly attack” on a shopkeeper during a terrifying Boxing Day raid has been jailed
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Prosecutor David Gallagher previously explained the shop is an off-sales newsagents and internal CCTV captured the entire incident. He also explained Mr Saeed has been the owner of the shop for the last four years. Mr Gallagher revealed: “Mr Saeed opened the store as normal around 9.30am. “Holland, as observed on CCTV, can be seen to have a tattoo on his right hand and another on his right forearm. Saeed was then told to open the till repeatedly. Holland then punched Saeed again and the accused and the other male held Saeed down on the chair.
The court was told police received information that the male responsible was the brother of a man who had robbed the shop on a previous occasion in October 2019 – and. on December 28, Holland was traced at a property in Brown Street. Mr Gallagher added: “Holland attended at the door and officers immediately identified the jacket worn by Holland as the same worn by the suspect in the CCTV.
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