Violent Milton Keynes robber has no qualms about punching shop assistant - but wears a facemask to protect against Covid

The robber, 27-year-old Ally Gillan, is this week starting a three year prison sentence for the "a despicable act of violence".

CCTV showed him walking into Euro Off Licence store in Tower Crescent in Neath Hill on April 27 wearing a badly-fitted surgical facemask.

He walked to the till where he grappled with the assistant and punched them before helping himself to £850 cash.

Two months earlier, greedy Gillan had stolen £200 cash from the charity box at Wolverton mosque, Aylesbury Crown court heard.

After pleading guilty to one count of robbery and one of theft, Gillan, who lives in St George's Way, Wolverton, was jailed for three years.

Investigating officer, Detective Constable Sebastien Kuzoe, of Milton Keynes police station, said: “I am pleased that Gillan has now been sentenced for the crimes he has committed in Milton Keynes. The act of robbery was a despicable act of violence towards an innocent member of staff, who was making a living doing their job, and the act of stealing from a Mosque was yet another shameful act."