A knife-wielding robber raided the same shop twice within the space of a week while the same terrified worker was on duty alone.
Peter Bennett targeted the Go Local Extra store in Bootle on two occasions in four days, stealing hundreds of pounds in cash from the till. The employee who was on shift during both incidents was left "fearing for his life" as a result and had to quit his role.
Liverpool Crown Court heard today, Tuesday, that Shiva Barkham was working behind the counter of the Aintree Road convenience store shortly before 11pm on May 11 this year when he heard the front door open. A masked man holding a knife with a "large, serrated blade" then appeared next to him at the till.
