Prescot Co-op Robber Jailed for Two Years

A Prescot man who robbed a Co-operative Food store at knifepoint has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Anthony Furlong, 25, left the Co-op on Warrington Road, Prescot, with £70 in cash on the morning of Friday 7 March, after threatening the two staff members with a seven-inch kitchen knife.

Furlong, who lived across the road from the shop on the Beaconsfield estate, pleaded guilty to robbery, possession of a knife, possession of cocaine, and two counts of theft.

The defence said that alcohol, drugs and mental illness contributed to his behaviour, and said Furlong wanted to apologise to his victims.

The Co-operative was robbed in a separate incident two weeks later.

See also:

• Two Arrested after Prescot Co-op Robbery (21 March 2014)

Related Posts

• 

  Man Arrested, then Bailed following Prescot Death
  Man Arrested, then Bailed following Prescot Death
• 

  Deadline Nears for Comments on Taylor Wimpey Housing Development
  Deadline Nears for Comments on Taylor Wimpey Housing Development
• 

  Tributes Paid to Whiston Hospital Surgeon Sadeq
  Tributes Paid to Whiston Hospital Surgeon Sadeq
• 

  Short Story Competition: Prescot Festival Offers Literary Challenge during the Lockdown
  Short Story Competition: Prescot Festival Offers Literary Challenge during the Lockdown