A man who robbed a woman at knifepoint has started a five-year prison sentence just one month after the attack.
Kieran Steven Brumby admitted holding a knife to the woman’s throat and demanding the £160 she was withdrawing from a cashpoint at Asda in Pembroke Dock at around 7.45pm on April 15.
Within an hour Dyfed-Powys Police were able to track down Brumby at his home in Water Street, Pembroke Dock.
Despite the incident being captured on CCTV, Brumby denied it was him during the police investigation.
However, at Swansea Crown Court on Monday, May 16, he pleaded guilty robbery, possession of a knife and possession of 0.9 grammes of cocaine.
DI Owen Thomas said: “This is a positive outcome, with Brumby arrested soon after the offence.
“He has been on remand since and is now beginning a five-year prison sentence just a month later, which I hope offers some solace and reassurance to the victim.”
The court heard how the woman had stopped to get cash on her way to meet friends in Haverfordwest when Brumby held the knife to her throat and said ‘give me the money’.
In a victim impact statement read out to the court the woman, who could feel the knife touching her throat, said that she was suffering from sleepless nights, palpitations and nightmares.
“I feel depressed and anxious and constantly feel like somebody is behind me,” she said.
“I am checking over my shoulder every five minutes. If I leave the house feelings of panic rise.”
Judge His Honour Geraint Walters handed down a five-year sentence for the robbery, with a 12-month sentence for possession of the knife and a one-month sentence for cocaine possession to run concurrently.
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