Gary Simpson held a shopworker at knifepoint just hours after stealing cash from a man who was due to have his dog put down
Gary Simpson's victim says her sleepwalking got so bad that she once woke up her daughter in the middle of the night and even made her breakfast while still fast asleep. It happened only hours after Simpson targeted another man in a brutal theft.
Now, he is "constantly looking over his shoulder" whenever he uses a cashpoint machine. But, that was the only incident caused by Simpson on that day. CCTV footage of the incident was shown in court while a statement read on behalf of the shop worker explained how she had begun sleepwalking after experiencing the event. She added that on one occasion she woke her daughter "in the middle of the night", and went downstairs to make her breakfast while asleep.
"He was unable to repay any debts, and Mr Simpson says he was threatened," Mr Tully added. "In late July, he actually rang the police to tell them he was under threat from a drug dealer. Judge Clement Goldstone KC said of the theft: "It was money he could ill afford to spend in any event. The loss of his money, in these circumstances, heightened his feelings of sadness."You were seen to walk around the shop several times, waiting for your opportunity. The offences are aggravated by your previous convictions and the vulnerability of [the victim], who to your knowledge was working alone.
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