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Bletchley man part of group who robbed takings from two taxi drivers

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Tyrese Abbas is now adjusting to life behind bars after being snared by DNA evidence


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Robbers Tyrese Abbas and Ryan Edwards stole takings from two taxi drivers before being snared by DNA and security camera footage.

Abbass, of Buckingham Road in Bletchley, and Edwards, of no fixed address, first struck on October 7 2019 when they got a taxi with a group of men asking to be driven from Kettering to Bedford.

When they arrived at the location, one of the group grabbed the driver's neck and stole his earnings as well as personal documents before running away from the scene.

A day later a second taxi driver picked the men up from Chapel Street in Luton.

When arriving at the agreed location in Kendall Drive in Flitwick, the group threatened the driver with a knife and stole his earnings.

The victim managed to sound the car horn to raise alarm and scare off the attackers.

Edwards and Abbas were identified from significant evidence, such as CCTV in Bedford, and DNA and fingerprints left at the scene in Flitwick.

They were eventually arrested in connection to the incidents on 6 January 2020.

Edwards was sentenced to four years and three months for two counts of robbery. Additionally this sentencing activated a previous suspended three-year sentence for drug related offences.

Abbas was sentenced to three years and one month in a young offender institution for two counts of robbery.

Both were also ordered to pay a total of £362 victim surcharge.

A 19-year old man - who has not been named by officers - was also sentenced in connection to these incidents to two-and-a-half years in Young Offender Institution in November 2020.

Detective Constable Lisa Whitson, from Bedfordshire Police, said: “We are satisfied with the lengthy imprisonment for Edwards and the young offender institute sentence for Abbas.

"They initially denied involvement in these robberies, but pleaded guilty under the weight of evidence gathered by myself and my team.

“These incidents were violent and targeted towards hard working taxi drivers.

"Nobody should ever feel scared when going to work and we are happy that the court imposed sentences reflecting the seriousness of this type of crime.”

CCTV helped catch the scumbags.

Who would have thought?

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