Armed robber facing jail after claiming his brother carried out the raid
He told police he was at work at the time of the raid and that the offender must have been his brother
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An armed robber is facing a jail sentence after telling officers he was at work during the raid and claiming his brother was the offender.
Hammer-wielding robber raided bookies and left a sock behind AN armed robber tried to pin a violent betting shop raid on his own brother. Geoffrey Urwin has been convicted of carrying out the terrifying robbery on a bookmakers in Gateshead - after detectives used height analysis to prove his guilt. Newcastle Crown Court was told how the 37-year-old burst into Corals on Durham Road, Low Fell, in August 2018 wearing a balaclava and carrying hammer covered in a sock. He swiped around £800 from the till before threatening staff with the hammer and ordering them to open the safe. A brave customer then confronted Urwin which resulted in him fleeing the scene, but inadvertently left the sock that had been covering the hammer at the scene.
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Family pay tribute to much-loved Shildon dad as man appears in court charged with murder
Rory Boyce was a loving, quiet lad who would do anything for anyone , his family said
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A heartbroken family has paid tribute to a much-loved dad following his tragic death.
Breaking TRIBUTES have been paid to a much-loved father who died tragically on Tuesday. Rory Boyce was at home in Shildon when he was stabbed and despite the best efforts of the emergency services, the 31-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. Today his family have paid tribute to Mr Boyce, who is originally from Portsmouth. In a statement given to police, they said: “Rory was a loving, quiet lad who would do anything for anyone. “He was a loving partner, son, brother and a fantastic dad. “He will be greatly missed by all that knew Rory. “We, as a family, are devastated by what has happened. We are in complete shock and seek comfort in all the well wishes.”