Masked Raiders Admit Brutal Knifepoint £10K Pizza Robbery

Two masked knife-wielding robbers, who stabbed a have-a-go pizza takeaway boss while snatching £10,000 takings, were told today they will be locked-up for the “very serious” crime.

Shop worker Ahmed Yasin, 20, of Prince Rupert Road, Eltham and jobless Norbert Facuna, 20, of Ampleforth Road, Abbey Wood were remanded in custody until February 9 for sentencing.

Both pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court to robbing the manager of Domino’s Pizza, Upper Wickham Lane, Welling (pictured) on November 7 of a quantity of cash.

The 30 year-old victim was stabbed a total of eight times – receiving seven puncture wounds to his arms and one to his back – during the morning raid.

The defendants pleaded not guilty to wounding, with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and possessing offensive weapons and the prosecution will not proceed on those counts.

Prosecutor Miss Shamini Jayanathan told the court: “The store manager was adding up the takings of approximately ten thousand pounds when both defendants burst into his office wearing masks and with two twelve inch kitchen knives.

“One pulled the CCTV system out of the wall and the other snatched the money.

“The store manager tried to stop them and was stabbed several times and then gave chase, but lost them.”

Fortunately, a suspicious member of the public, alerted by the duo’s behaviour called the police and they were arrested outside Facuna’s house with the stolen money, which they tried to dump.

The store manager was rushed to hospital and treated for his injuries and one of the knives was recovered near the scene of the robbery.

Judge A Lees told the defendants: “Obviously you will receive custodial sentences. It seems this was a very serious matter and the issue of your dangerousness will need to be assessed.”