A teenage robber who brandished a suspected wheel brace at his victim and stole his fake Rolex watch has been spared prison.
Luke Welsh, 19, of Rusholm Close, Halewood, and his accomplices struck at about 3.40pm on December 10, 2020, on Lilac Avenue in Widnes when three men in their early 20s walked past a blue Mazda in which Welsh and others were prowling.
Lee Bonner, prosecuting, told Liverpool Crown Court on Monday that one of the men on foot, Clyde Moran, thought he had forgotten something and stopped to rummage in his bag.
