Man puts gun 'inch' from shopkeeper's face in Clacton

A man who held an imitation gun at a newsagent's head during an attempted armed robbery in Essex has been jailed.

Scott Cotier, 22, tried to get 68-year-old Jonathan Dunkin to empty the till of the 7 two 11 store in Clacton, Essex, on 7 January.

Mr Dunkin managed to bat away the fake weapon and the attacker left empty-handed.

Cotier was jailed for four and a half years at Chelmsford Crown Court.