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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Nicole Wootton-Cane

"You're lucky you work for a living... I'm 21 and I have to do this": Thug's unbelievable words to victim during knifepoint robbery

A thug who demanded access to his victim's phone before driving him to a casino and forcing him to withdraw cash told him he was 'lucky' to work for a living.

Nyle Creegan, 21, and Carl Hart, 28, approached their victim while he was on a night out in Oldham town centre in the early hours of November 27 last year. After isolating him from his friends, Creegan threatened him with a knife, forcing him to hand over his phone, bank card and headphones, before the pair took him to a cash machine and made him withdraw £100.

The pair then drove their victim to a casino and told him to withdraw a further £50, before abandoning him. Minshull Street Crown Court heard Creegan told his victim: "You're lucky you work for a living. I'm 21 and I have to do this."

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