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Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 24 Sep 2009, 05:22
by Wales
Came accross this from yesterdays trial...


http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w ... -24768079/

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 25 Sep 2009, 09:11
by Captain Hook
Wales wrote:Came accross this from yesterdays trial...


http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w ... -24768079/
Ta mate, we'll put out regular updates...

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 25 Sep 2009, 09:13
by Wales
can you put up a link to todays update. The buying weed & evading police segment!!

Tomorrows will be interesting as he's facing the prosecution tomorrow, oh yes, buying weed and evading the police helicopter the night before the robbery was what he admitted to the defence.

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 25 Sep 2009, 09:14
by Captain Hook

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 12 Oct 2009, 08:14
by Old bones Ian
Aaron got 6 years.
and maybe he should of covered up his girlfriends initials that were tattooed on his neck!!

not the sharpest move i've ever heard about.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8279540.stm

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 12 Oct 2009, 08:20
by Wales
He did indeed. Personally I think he was lucky to only get 6, especially after going not guilty, admitting evading police the night before after buying drugs, and continually claiming his innocence throughout.

Apparently his father, Mickey, went to a barristers in Manchester and went through the case with him. The Barrister said at the end "going on the evidence you've just given me he should be over the moon going not guilty and getting under 8 years". They didnt use that barrister, instead optiong for one from London... didn't do much help.

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 12 Oct 2009, 09:37
by thepocketrocket
Daft barsteward, looked like he had talent, bit of an Amir Unsworth!!! heard about the circumstances months ago, didnt want to comment, needless to say he 'needed' the money!!

Just six years though, lucky boy!

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 12 Oct 2009, 09:42
by Wales
Rumour on the grapevine is he still "needs" a fair wedge. Sure its bought some compassionate time though.

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 12 Oct 2009, 11:01
by thepocketrocket
Yeah, a lot of things contribute to the sentence being a little shorter!!!!! :o

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 12 Oct 2009, 11:41
by Coco
6 years is proper light for an armed blag, esp if you are the sort of person who the police follow round in helicopters, and then you waste the courts time and money by pleading not guilty to an open and shut case.
Clearly there are undisclosed contributing factors for this length of sentance

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 12 Oct 2009, 14:07
by teddy007
Coco wrote:6 years is proper light for an armed blag, esp if you are the sort of person who the police follow round in helicopters, and then you waste the courts time and money by pleading not guilty to an open and shut case.
Clearly there are undisclosed contributing factors for this length of sentance
Must be a grass(informant).

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 12 Oct 2009, 14:09
by thepocketrocket
Not what i heard, serious!!!!

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 12 Oct 2009, 15:09
by Coco
thepocketrocket wrote:Not what i heard, serious!!!!
What did you hear then?

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 12 Oct 2009, 15:45
by thepocketrocket
What I heard is that guys he owed money to are guys that you would stick up an off liscence to get money for!!

I have to clarify that these comments a purely second hand and I have no first hand knowledge!! They may or may not be factually incorrect

Re: Aaron Thomas armed robbery trial update

Posted: 13 Oct 2009, 05:07
by Wales
thepocketrocket wrote:What I heard is that guys he owed money to are guys that you would stick up an off liscence to get money for!!
Wales wrote:Rumour on the grapevine is he still "needs" a fair wedge. Sure its bought some compassionate time though.