Burka blagger jailed: Armed robber who disguised himself in Muslim dress is locked up after £30k gems raid

  • Daily Mail:

  • When the fraudster was let in by unsuspecting staff, three accomplices burst in behind him wielding a rifle, sword and baseball bats
  • Shop owner was said to be ‘very shaken’ following ordeal, but unhurt
  • The CCTV footage emerged as the four men were jailed for a total of 42 years after they pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit armed robberies

By Jill Reilly

PUBLISHED: 11:52 EST, 2 April 2012 | UPDATED: 01:53 EST, 3 April 2012

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    • This is the dramatic moment an armed robber, disguised as a Muslim woman in a burka, blagged his way into a jewellery store, and was followed by three accomplices who stole £30,000 of valuables in a gems raid.

He rang the bell of the Burnley store posing as a female customer, but as he was let in by unsuspecting staff, three of his gang followed wielding a rifle, sword and baseball bats.

They began smashing up the glass display cabinets and made off with their haul.

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Caught on camera: CCTV outside the shop showed the armed robbers approaching the shop and waiting to be let in Caught on camera: CCTV outside the shop showed the armed robbers approaching the shop and waiting to be let in

Violence: The armed robber disguised himself as a Muslim woman in a burka to bluff his way into a jewellersViolence: The armed robber disguised himself as a Muslim woman in a burka to bluff his way into a jewellers

 

Deception: He rang the bell of the Burnley store posing as a female customer, but as he was let in by unsuspecting staff, three accomplices burst in behind him wielding a rifle, sword and baseball batsDeception: He rang the bell of the Burnley store posing as a female customer, but as he was let in by unsuspecting staff, three accomplices burst in behind him wielding a rifle, sword and baseball bats

 

During the raid last February, the gunmen pointed the rifle at the staff as they put up their hands in fear.

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3 Replies to “Burka blagger jailed: Armed robber who disguised himself in Muslim dress is locked up after £30k gems raid”

  1. Independent of their crime, these perpetrators may actually be helping the politically-correctly-challenged to think clearly on the issue of Islamic full face covering in public, similar to the association we all have on things like balaclavas on the street.

  2. There has to be a mohammed among them.

    Ah yes, there is one. Highway robbery and paedophilia is one of the characteristics that is to be emulated by the followers of the one and true mohammed.