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JAILED AFTER MULTIPLE ROBBERY
 
Two men have been sentenced to a total of 14 years imprisonment at Blackfriars Crown Court last week after pleading guilty to a series of robberies.
Unemployed Joseph Light, aged 20, of Morvale Close, Belvedere pleaded guilty to 2 counts of robbery and Unemployed Timothy Sherritt, 26, of Compton Place Erith, pleaded guilty to 3 counts of robbery and both were sentenced to seven years imprisonment at Blackfriars Crown Court on 22nd September 2006.
In Larner Road, Erith at 9.25pm on Monday 13th March two 14-year old boys were robbed. They were approached by Light and Sherritt and told they would be shot. Light and Sherritt then threatened violence towards the victims and searched them removing mobile phones and a jacket.
In a separate incident at Queens Road, Erith at 10.20pm on Monday 13th March a 21-year-old man was walking from Erith British Rail Station and approached by Light and Sherritt. The victim was punched to the ground and his mobile phone stolen. He was then dragged across the road to a nearby alley and was assaulted again and further property was stolen (credit cards and a watch). The victim sustained several cuts and bruising all over his body.
Light was arrested in Frobisher Road at 11.15 pm following robbery at Erith Station and was found to be in possession of several credit cards and a watch from the victim of robbery a silver Samsung mobile phone and a Nike jacket belonging to one of the victims of robbery in Larner Road.
Light was charged on the 14th March, kept in police custody and appeared at Bexley Magistrates Court on 15th March 2006 and remanded in custody.
On 15th March Sherritt attended Bexleyheath Police Station on another matter and was arrested at 11.20pm on suspicion of being involved in the series of robberies. Following police identification procedures Sherritt was charged on 16th March. He appeared in custody at Bexley Magistrates Court on 16th March and remanded in custody
The investigating officer, Detective Sergeant Barry Burke said “The robberies took place within the space an hour in what can only be described as a targeted campaign against innocent members of the public, which included two children. Light and Sherritt were dangerous and ruthless individuals who targeted children and vulnerable members of our community as they perceived them to be weak. However,
Light and Sherritt underestimated their victims and it is due to their courage and determination that they were convicted. I hope this convictions gives the victims peace of mind”.
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