Jewellery shop raider receives life sentence Echonews Edition

Christopher Prince, prosecuting, told the court [Kevin Griggs] was first convicted of two charges of assault and jailed for a year in 1987. Griggs had worn a bobble-hat disguise to hide his identity when he robbed the jewellers, but was arrested eight days later when police found the hat after it ha...

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Published inNorthern Echo
Main Author Charlton, Helen
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Darlington (UK) Newsquest (North East) Ltd 03.05.2003
Subjects
Criminal sentences
Jewelry
Robbery
Stabbings
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Summary:Christopher Prince, prosecuting, told the court [Kevin Griggs] was first convicted of two charges of assault and jailed for a year in 1987. Griggs had worn a bobble-hat disguise to hide his identity when he robbed the jewellers, but was arrested eight days later when police found the hat after it had been discarded. Griggs, of Morningside, Sacriston, received a mandatory life sentence and was ordered to serve at least eight years.