– A judge at [City Name] Crown Court today condemned a "despicable and premeditated" attack as three men were jailed for a combined total of 22 years for a violent robbery that left a shopkeeper with life-changing injuries.
The victim’s family wept in the public gallery as the sentences were read out. Outside court, Detective Constable [Name] said: "This sends a clear message that violent crime will not be tolerated on the streets of [City Name]." reading crown court today
Prosecutor [Name] told the jury that the victim, 58-year-old [Victim Name], was closing up for the night when he was struck over the head with the blunt instrument. "This was not a spontaneous street crime. It was a targeted, brutal operation designed to terrify," the prosecutor said. – A judge at [City Name] Crown Court
