Below are some of the more serious and dreadful robbery and burglary cases to have passed through Sheffield Crown Court recently where victims have been left traumatised and out-of-pocket.
Offenders have been involved in stealing from an elderly victim, taking sentimental items, and using weapons such as metal bars, a knife and even a machete to get their hands on ill-gotten gains.
One victim was in her bedroom when an offender came into her home armed with a knife and in another case, a victim had been doing housework when a robber came into their home with a metal bar.
But judges have seen fit to punish these offenders appropriately with custodial sentences of varying lengths.
One victim was in her bedroom when an offender came into her home armed with a knife and in another case, a victim had been doing housework when a robber came into their home with a metal bar.