Self-Confessed 'Softie' Judge Lets Masked Armed Raider Walk Free
The Bath Chronicle › December 21, 2007
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A judge confessed to being "a softie" as he allowed a man who admitted he armed himself with an axe before trying to rob an antique store to walk free from court.
John Lynch, from Corsham, and an accomplice stole the weapon from a hardware store minutes before covering their faces and trying to steal from the neighbouring shop.See the full content of this document
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Self-Confessed 'Softie' Judge Lets Masked Armed Raider Walk Free
But a judge at Swindon Crown Court told the 27-year-old and his lawyer "I'm a softie" as he decided not to send him straight to prison.
Instead Recorder Duncan Adam i...See the full content of this document
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