Three members of a robbery gang have been jailed for a total of eight years.
The group, led by Munther Alothman, terrorised the streets of Bolton.
Mustafa Aldulaimi, Mesaadi Saeed, and Baha Kadum have been sentenced for their involvement in a string of robberies today (Friday January 28) after Alothman was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in 2020.
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Bolton Crown Court heard that one of the incidents involved Alothman approaching a college student on Folds Road, at around 7pm on February 13 2020.
Alothman pushed him down a dark alley, before Kadum and Aldulaimi approached the victim.
One of the men punched the boy in the face, prosecution barrister Adam Lodge told the court.
His wallet and smartphone were taken after he was “roughly searched” and one of the robbers told the victim ‘he knew where he lived’.
Using a pin number that the terrified boy gave the robbers, they withdrew £300 from his bank account.
In a victim personal statement, the boy said that the incident made him feel ‘vulnerable’ and forced him to change his college routine - affecting his education.
On February 23 2020, Aldulaimi and Saeed were involved in robbing two friends, aged 14 and 15.
The boys saw a group of men in balaclavas close to Bolton train station, around 6.30pm.
One victim was dragged down a street and the other carried on walking.
The boy who was dragged down a street was punched and had a small amount of cash stolen.
One of the robbers told him: “I’ve got a knife, I’ll kill you with it and leave you bleeding.”
Another robber threatened to “shank up” the other boy, before stealing his £1,000 iPhone.
In a victim impact statement, the 14-year-old boy said: "I thought I may be stabbed. I don't think I will be able to walk through the town centre alone late at night again."
Saeed and Aldulaimi also admitted to a robbery on March 12 2020.
On that occasion, they targeted a drunk man in Bolton town centre.
He was punched in the face and had his £700 phone stolen, along with his car keys.
In a victim impact statement, he said that he had been left “really upset” by the incident.
Aldulaimi, 22, of Pleasant Terrace, Dukinfield, pleaded guilty to four counts of robbery; Saeed, 20, of Slater Street, Bolton, pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery; Kadum, 26, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to a single count of robbery.
Defending Aldulaimi, Joshua Bowker told the court that at the time of the incidents, he had been kicked out of his family home and lost his stability.
“The wheels had somewhat fallen off,” he said.
Robin Kitching, defending Kadum, said that the defendant had only become aware of the robbery he was involved in, minutes before it happened.
Saeed’s defence barrister Rebecca Caulfield told the court that he fell in with the gang for protection after moving to the UK from Italy and said that he plans to return to Italy once he has served his sentence.
Judge Tom Gilbart described the incidents as “deeply unpleasant” and jailed the men for a total of eight years.
Kadum was sentenced to one year and eight months imprisonment, which will be served after he completes a sentence of five years and three months, for threatening to kill a couple in their own home.
Aldulaimi was jailed for three years and seven months, while Saeed was sentenced to two years and nine months imprisonment.
