A cocaine addict shot the owner of a takeaway he visited five times a week and stole money from the till to feed his addiction.
Robert Neal, 31, of Brows Lane, Formby, walked just a matter of yards from his home to Flames takeaway where he pointed a BB gun at the shop's owner and began threatening violence. Liverpool Crown Court heard how the armed robber entered the takeaway at 11.45pm on January 24 wearing a mask and latex gloves.
The 31-year-old cocaine addict walked in and pointed the gun at business owner, Kagan Kocak, repeatedly demanding money from the till and went towards it but struggled to open it. The frightened owner said he would open it for him and moved towards the till but Neal then fired the gun, which looked like a Glock pistol.
