CONTENT WARNING: Two sentenced for Castleford robbery after man dragged for half a mile
It happened as he tried to stop the get away vehicle.
Last updated 12th Nov 2024
A man and a woman have been jailed after a man was dragged for half a mile after he tried to stop the getaway vehicle after a robbery in Castleford.
44-year-old Lisa Jane Burgess and 41-year-old Keith Wilcox, both of Church Lane Avenue, Outwood, Wakefield, appeared at Leeds Crown Court Tuesday, 12 November for sentence.
Burgess had previously pleaded guilty to robbery, fraud and causing injury by dangerous driving. She was sentenced to three years imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 42 months.
Wilcox pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment.
At around 2:15pm on Sunday, 1 September, Wilcox robbed a woman of her handbag in the car park of the Morrisons supermarket on Enterprise Way, Castleford.
He got into a black Vauxhall Corsa being driven by Burgess. A male member of the public having witnessed the robbery jumped onto the bonnet in an attempt to stop the vehicle.
The Corsa was driven to Lumley Street, Castleford, with the man still holding onto the vehicle, before he has fallen, with Burgess driving off from the scene. The male victim suffered injuries to the head and body, including a number of fractured ribs.
Burgess attempted to use a bank card which was stolen in the robbery at a convenience store in Altofts.
Police enquiries identified the Corsa as being registered to Burgess and the pair were both arrested later that evening."
Police Constable Natalie Carr, of Wakefield District Crime Team (DCT), said:
“The male victim has shown immense bravery standing up against something that he knew to be wrong. We all have a part to play in challenging violence against women and girls and I know how thankful the female robbery victim is for his actions.
“Burgess has put this man in extreme danger by continuing to drive at speed knowing that he was holding on to the vehicle. Even with the knowledge that she had left a man injured in the road, this has not deterred her from attempting to use a bank card that was stolen in the robbery a short time later.
“Both Wilcox and Burgess are rightly now behind bars for their actions.”