A gun-toting armed robber who hit a family-run corner shop in Leeds was caught after he removed his mask and was identified by police from CCTV.
Stephen Dixon-Waterworth was with an accomplice who targeted the N&D Parker newsagents in Beeston, fleeing with the contents of the till and packs of cigarettes. Leeds Crown Court heard that the owner and an assistant had been in the shop, on the corner of Cross Flatts Grove and Marsden Grove, from around 5am on March 5 this year. At around 6.
But Dixon-Waterworth removed his masked enough for CCTV stills to be analysed by police, and he was identified and arrested. The 40-year-old denied being involved. The gun was found to be a fake. Held on remand in HMP Lincoln, he appeared in court this week via video link where he admitted a charge of robbery and possession of an imitation firearm. The other male was never identified. Dixon-Waterworth, of no fixed address, has 47 previous convictions for 126 offences.
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