A man has been jailed for 15 years after robbing £78,000 from two different security guards at the same building society.
Lee Cook, 47, pointed an imitation firearm in the face of one of two G4S workers who were delivering cash to the Nationwide Building Society in Wallsend and told him 'Give me the f***ing box'.
Newcastle Crown Court heard how the terrified victim handed over the box, which contained £39,000 in cash, as he feared he was going to be shot.