A cruel robber snatched cash from the hands of a man who was about to have his beloved dog put down.
Gary Simpson followed his victim out of a shop after he had used its cash machine to withdraw hundreds of pounds in order pay vets bills for the heart-wrenching procedure, then callously stole these monies. Later the same day, he robbed a supermarket at knifepoint - causing the woman working behind the till to start sleepwalking.
Liverpool Crown Court heard today, Thursday, that Lee Ryder used an ATM at the Co-op on Orford Lane in Warrington to withdraw £200 at around 10am on August 27 this year as he "needed the money to have his dog put to sleep". Peter Killen, prosecuting, described how Simpson tailed him out of the shop then took the cash out of his hand as he walked past him.
