![]() ![]() Hughes asked for money from the till and reached over and took £500 in cash. Prosecuting barrister Adrian Chaplin described to the court the events that unfolded on the night Hughes robbed the Redruth booze shop.Īt around 7.45pm Alex Rogers was working alone in the shop when the front door opened and a man later identified as Hughes entered wearing a hooded coat.Īs Mr Rogers looked up he saw Hughes holding a black handgun in his right hand. Hughes denied a second charge of attempting to convert an imitation firearm into a usable weapon, which will remain on file. Hughes was also sentenced for seven other counts attempting to convert an imitation firearm into a usable weapon, three counts of possessing an imitation firearm including a fully functioning submachine gun, possessing ammunition without a firearm certificate, possession of a Class A drug (heroin) and production of a Class B drug (cannabis). He also admitted being in possession of an imitation firearm when the incident happened, namely a blank firing pistol. ![]() Nathan Hughes, of Bishop Close, Wheal Harmony, Redruth, appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentencing on Thursday (May 2), having previously pleaded guilty to a total of nine offences.įather-of-two Hughes admitted a robbery charge relating to October 24, 2018, when he stole £500 in cash from Redruth Off-Licence on Fore Street. A 41-year-old man who robbed a booze shop in his own town while armed with a pistol was jailed for nearly nine years. ![]()
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