'Malnourished' teen robbed woman at knifepoint in Keighley
Prosecutor Louise Pryke said Ahmed was carrying a six to seven-inch knife with a curved blade, which he held out in front of his victim.After crossing the road to block the woman's path, the defendant was said to have told her: "Give me your cash and I won't hurt you."Miss Pryke said the woman thought she was going to be stabbed and handed over her purse.Ahmed then demanded her phone and told her: "Don't look at me."The court heard that Ahmed, who had no previous convictions, casually walked off and the woman turned up at her workplace in tears and shaking.In a victim impact statement, she said she had walked to work for 14 years but was now reluctant to walk anywhere alone.
Letter of apology
Defending, Mr Khan said Ahmed had come to the UK from Germany after suffering domestic violence.He claimed Ahmed's family only had two boxes of cornflakes and a bag of pasta in their home.Mr Khan said Ahmed had accepted what he did was wrong and had written a letter of apology.Judge Peter Kelvin KC said Ahmed had "laid in wait" before selecting his victim."You were, it seems, at the time malnourished," said the judge."You had no money. Your motivation was to get money for your family."But it was a very serious matter. Night time, producing a knife, threatening a lone female and robbing her of her possessions, albeit she got some back."The defendant was told he would serve his sentence in a young offender institution.
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