Knife-wielding Thief Who Attacked Bookies While On Bail Is Jailed

15 January 2026
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A guy who a worker at a bookies while already out on bail for robbing a newsagents at knifepoint has actually been jailed for more than seven years.


Robert Hall, 37, of Wellington Street in Cheltenham, threatened personnel with a knife at a newsagent on Bath Road in the town last September before stealing ₤ 281 in cash and cigarettes.


Several weeks later on, after being launched on bail, he assaulted a member of personnel at Paddy Power on the High Street and stole ₤ 500 from the till.


After pleading guilty to one count of possession of a bladed article and two counts of break-in, Hall was sentenced to 7 years and nine months at Gloucester Crown Court on Tuesday.


CCTV video footage from 25 September revealed Hall in the newsagents brandishing a knife and threatening staff before taking money from the till.


The following day, Gloucestershire Police said, he was identified, detained and charged however later on launched on bail by a magistrate.


A month later, on 11 October, Hall was caught on CCTV dragging a member of staff around behind the counter of a betting shop and punching them consistently in the face and head.


In a victim impact declaration, the team member from the bookies, stated following the attack he was "frightened" of working by himself.


'Reliving the attack'


"Mentally this has actually taken a huge toll on me, and I needed to get in touch with a counsellor as I have actually been reliving the attack over and over," he said,


"I do not desire this attack to alter my life completely nevertheless I do not understand whether I will have the ability to get through it if I do go back to work, I no longer feel safe."


In mitigation, Hall's legal representative stated he had actually experienced mental health disorders following childhood injury and had actually started using drugs at a very young age.


He said a drug debt had actually likewise influenced his customer's behaviour.


During sentencing, Hall confessed to 3 extra offences - consisting of a break-in at a grocery store in August 2025 - which were thought about.


He was bought to pay a ₤ 228 victims additional charge and should serve up to half of his sentence before being thought about for release on license.