Teenager Jailed After Armed Robbery

A Lutterworth teenager has been jailed for nine years for his part in an armed robbery at a jewellers in Hinckley.

Aiden Rudock,18, of Gloster Road, and three other men were arrested a short time after the raid in January, when the gang’s getaway car crashed in Market Bosworth.

They all pleaded guilty to robbery at Leicester Crown Court.

Jewellery worth between £70,000 & £80,000 was stolen after staff we threatened with a double barreled shotgun and machetes.

The other men jailed were Grant Samuel, 22, of no fixed address, sentenced to a total of nine years, Orrin Stevenson, 24, of Trent Road, Hinckley, sentenced a total of nine years and Timothy Wardrop, 22, of no fixed address, sentenced to a 10 years.

Detective Constable Jack Thomas, from Leicestershire Police’s Complex crime team, was the investigating officer.

He said: “All four men committed a serious crime in the hope of making a quick financial gain – but thanks to staff and members of the public, they were arrested just a short time later.

“I hope the fact that they have been brought to justice – and have today received substantial custodial sentences – will act as a deterrent to other would-be criminals.

“Rudock, Samuel, Stevenson and Wardrop are now facing a lengthy sentence behind bars where they will hopefully reflect on the severity of their actions.”