Man jailed for knife-threat street robbery

Mathew Lunt had a previous conviction for a similar crime

A man who threatened two students in an "extremely frightening" robbery in Nottingham has been jailed.

Mathew Lunt made the two men believe he had a knife and forced them to withdraw money from a cash machine, police said.

The 37-year-old, who was homeless at the time, pleaded guilty to one count of robbery.

At Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, he was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison.

Det Cons Hannah Wilson said: “This was an extremely frightening experience for the two victims, who firmly believed that Lunt had a knife in his possession and that he would turn against them if they didn’t do what he said.

“Ultimately, the amount of money involved in this case is small, but the impact Lunt’s actions had on these young men was anything but.

“What made this case even worse was that Lunt had previously committed an almost identical crime."

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