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A MAN WHO used a lifelike latex mask to change his skin colour and carry out a series of armed robberies has been jailed for 14 years.
Henley Stephenson, 41, carried out a series of raids that go back as far as 1999 using a semi-automatic pistol and disguise which completely concealed his black skin colour with a white mask, Press Association reports.
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Investigators managed to link the crimes through CCTV footage, mobile phones, witness statements and surveillance operations.
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Stephenson was jailed for 14 years at a court in London on Friday after pleading guilty to 19 counts of robbery and five counts of possessing a firearm.
The Huffington Post reports that in one incident he robbed a cash-in-transit security guard outside a Tesco Express store in North London and made off with £250 in cash.
In other robberies he stormed stores with two accomplices, on one occasion firing a weapon into the air.
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Eventually he and his two accomplices were arrested after targetting a security outside a Curry’s electronic store last summer attempting to make off with nearly £20,000 in cash before police swooped.
His accomplices, Leon Topper, 22, and Dean Williams, 26, are awaiting sentencing after they also pleaded guilty to robbery and firearm possession offences.
Thursday 28 November, 2024
Thursday 28 November, 2024
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Man used rubber mask to disguise skin colour during armed robberies
A MAN WHO used a lifelike latex mask to change his skin colour and carry out a series of armed robberies has been jailed for 14 years.
Henley Stephenson, 41, carried out a series of raids that go back as far as 1999 using a semi-automatic pistol and disguise which completely concealed his black skin colour with a white mask, Press Association reports.
Investigators managed to link the crimes through CCTV footage, mobile phones, witness statements and surveillance operations.
Stephenson was jailed for 14 years at a court in London on Friday after pleading guilty to 19 counts of robbery and five counts of possessing a firearm.
The Huffington Post reports that in one incident he robbed a cash-in-transit security guard outside a Tesco Express store in North London and made off with £250 in cash.
In other robberies he stormed stores with two accomplices, on one occasion firing a weapon into the air.
Eventually he and his two accomplices were arrested after targetting a security outside a Curry’s electronic store last summer attempting to make off with nearly £20,000 in cash before police swooped.
His accomplices, Leon Topper, 22, and Dean Williams, 26, are awaiting sentencing after they also pleaded guilty to robbery and firearm possession offences.
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