Knife-wielding robber who threatened Crowborough shopkeeper has been jailed

A man who threatened a Crowborough shopkeeper with a large knife before stealing more than £3,000 from the premises has been jailed for two years and three months.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Jul 2016, 10:40 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 22:53 BST

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Keenan Carmody, 22, unemployed, of Whitehill Close, Crowborough, appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Friday (July 1) and admitted robbery and possession of a knife.

The incident occurred shortly after 11.30am on Good Friday, March 25 when Carmody walked into the Poundfield Stores in Poundfield Road, Crowborough, to carry out the raid.

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But despite removing outer clothing to try to change his appearance, Carmody was identified and arrested within 24 hours of the robbery taking place.

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No-one was hurt in the incident and the stolen cash was recovered.

A witness took these photographs of Carmody leaving the scene, having removed a jacket that he had been wearing. He discarded the kitchen knife he had used to threaten the shopkeeper in a litter bin.

Detective Constable Dan Thompson, of Eastbourne CID, who helped investigate the robbery, welcomed Carmody’s custodial sentence.

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He said, “I would like to praise the work of the Neighbourhood Response Team, in particular Uckfield’s E Team, who conducted the arrest the following morning.

“They recorded some key significant comments from Carmody and also managed to recover the discarded knife.”

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