Stephen Richardson, 23, and Andrew Sinharoy, 28, from Middlesbrough, were convicted of robbery and attempted robbery.
They turned on long-distance lorry driver Stewart Brockie, 45, after he arranged a drug deal he had no intention of seeing through, Teesside Crown Court heard.He hoped to see prostitute Hazel Grantham, whom he heard was being used for drug deals, to “rekindle a relationship” with her, said prosecutor Richard Bennett.She was nowhere in sight when he travelled from North Yorkshire to Middlesbrough’s Acklam Road on October 27 last year.Instead, he was met by Sinharoy, who got angry when Mr Brockie did not want £120 worth of crack cocaine and had no money to pay for it.Sinharoy was joined by his “back-up” Richardson. They chased Mr Brockie and pushed him over, the jury heard.
Richardson pulled a knife, and they demanded, “Give us your money.”They searched Mr Brockie at knifepoint before taking his wallet and mobile phone. Finding no cash, they forced him to drive them to an ATM where he managed to escape.Richardson, of Newport Road, and Sinharoy, of Wicklow Street, denied the charges this week.The defence claimed Mr Brockie had an “obsession” with Ms Grantham, and framed boyfriend Richardson to “get him out of the way”.It was alleged that Mr Brockie went to buy drugs and was assaulted by two other, unnamed dealers.Richardson and Sinharoy told the jury they came to Mr Brockie’s assistance, paying the dealers £120 between them from their own drugs money to help.Recorder Tony Kelbrick remanded the in custody until sentencing, saying a jail term was “almost inevitable”.
They turned on long-distance lorry driver Stewart Brockie, 45, after he arranged a drug deal he had no intention of seeing through, Teesside Crown Court heard.He hoped to see prostitute Hazel Grantham, whom he heard was being used for drug deals, to “rekindle a relationship” with her, said prosecutor Richard Bennett.She was nowhere in sight when he travelled from North Yorkshire to Middlesbrough’s Acklam Road on October 27 last year.Instead, he was met by Sinharoy, who got angry when Mr Brockie did not want £120 worth of crack cocaine and had no money to pay for it.Sinharoy was joined by his “back-up” Richardson. They chased Mr Brockie and pushed him over, the jury heard.
Richardson pulled a knife, and they demanded, “Give us your money.”They searched Mr Brockie at knifepoint before taking his wallet and mobile phone. Finding no cash, they forced him to drive them to an ATM where he managed to escape.Richardson, of Newport Road, and Sinharoy, of Wicklow Street, denied the charges this week.The defence claimed Mr Brockie had an “obsession” with Ms Grantham, and framed boyfriend Richardson to “get him out of the way”.It was alleged that Mr Brockie went to buy drugs and was assaulted by two other, unnamed dealers.Richardson and Sinharoy told the jury they came to Mr Brockie’s assistance, paying the dealers £120 between them from their own drugs money to help.Recorder Tony Kelbrick remanded the in custody until sentencing, saying a jail term was “almost inevitable”.
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