A thug threatened to stab a shop worker before smashing up his shop in a robbery sparked by a row over a mobile phone top up.
Paul Devine launched the terrifying attack at the Day 2 Day convenience store on Everton Valley last year, swinging a large kitchen knife at a terrified worker. The 34 year old later told police he couldn’t remember the incident and wept as he was shown footage of the chaos he caused.
Katy Appleton, prosecuting, said Devine went into the shop on December 20 and asked to top up £10 on his phone. The money appeared to go from his account but he couldn’t yet see it on his phone records.
