A robber violently attacked a petrol station worker and hit them over the head with a vodka bottle before making off with money.
Stephen Palmer attempted to buy cigarettes with a stolen bank card at the Airport Way Esso garage in Newcastle on May 24 this year. But when the employee got suspicious and began calling the police, Palmer launched an attack on the man, before hitting him over the head with a vodka bottle and causing wounds which required hospital treatment. The 24-year-old then made off with around £100 in coins.
Palmer, of Moorview Crescent, Newcastle, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Thursday via link from HMP Hull to be sentenced for robbery and fraud. He had pleaded guilty to the charges at a previous hearing.
