Shop workers across Leeds were terrorised by a baby-faced robber who brandished weapons at them during a crime spree where he stole coats, baby milk and chocolate.
Joshua Felton, 24, began the terrifying spree in October this year when he attended at a Tesco in Selby Road, Halton. On October 30, he was spotted by a manager at the store "helping himself" to chocolate and when confronted held a knife up. Leeds Crown Court heard on Tuesday that the manager dropped the chocolate and ran away before Felton rode off on his bike.
Prosecutor Bashir Ahmed said his second and third offence of robbery took place at a B&M in Colton the next day at around 8.30am. He said: "He filled a drawstring bag with £61 worth of washing and laundry tablets. Two of the B&M employees were aware of what had happened and tried to close the shop's automatic doors. He walked to them holding a knife which he raised towards them as he did so."
