TWO men have been jailed for 13-and-a-half years for an

armed robbery at a North Lincolnshire filling station.

The men were sentenced at Grimsby Crown Court yesterday, for

the robbery at Barnetby Top station on March 24.

Anthony Smith, who was jailed for seven-and-a-half years,

and Ian Cockburn, who was jailed for six years, reversed a car

at the station's doors.

Smith (40), of Crecy Avenue, Doncaster, whose previous

convictions include offences of robbery, and Cockburn (30), of

Darlington Walk, Moorends, both admitted charges of robbery and

arson.

Judge John Reddihough told them their crime had greatly

affected the victim.

“She was approaching 60

years of age,” he said. “She was on her own and, as her

statement says, she was very frightened and upset, to the

extent she was not sure whether she would be able to go back to

work.”

For the full story, see Saturday's Scunthorpe Telegraph.