🚔 A 20-year-old man has been jailed after robbing a teenager of his bike and stealing an electric scooter in Barry town centre.
Brandon Thompson, of Bassett Street, targeted a 15-year-old boy, taking his bicycle by force. Within 24 hours, Thompson struck again, this time stealing an electric scooter from a man outside Tesco in Main Street during the early hours of October 7, 2024.
Following a swift investigation aided by CCTV footage, South Wales Police located the stolen scooter at Thompson’s residence. He later pleaded guilty to robbery and theft.
At Newport Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday, November 26), Thompson was sentenced to three years in a young offenders’ institute. Upon reaching his 21st birthday, he will be transferred to an adult prison facility.
