Masked robber slashed woman with knife
During the tussle, Chaudry slashed the woman’s arm, leaving her bleeding heavily
Last updated 8th Oct 2025
A man who slashed a woman’s arm while robbing a Peterborough shop has been jailed.
Wearing a surgical face mask and wielding a large kitchen knife, Mohammed Chaudry, 51, burst into the Premier Store, in Robert Avenue, Dogsthorpe, on 27 July.
He approached the woman on the checkout and demanded she open the till, threatening her with the knife.
She bravely refused and tried to fight Chaudry off while he smashed the till and pocketed cash.
During the tussle, Chaudry slashed the woman’s arm, leaving her bleeding heavily.
He fled and a member of the public stopped to help the victim until the emergency services arrived, potentially saving her arm and her life.
Chaudry, of Exeter Road, Millfield, Peterborough, was arrested a couple of days later after an officer carrying out enquiries identified him by his trainers.
At the time he was on life licence for a murder committed while serving a prison sentence for another knifepoint robbery.
He appeared at Peterborough Crown Court on Friday (3 October), where he was jailed for seven-and-a-half years, after pleading guilty to robbery and inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent.
Detective Constable Megan Sims said: “Chaudry has shown no remorse for his past actions by continuing to offend despite being on life licence.
“This was an horrific and violent attack which has had a huge impact, both physically and mentally on the victim, and those around her.”