He was arrested less than five hours later.
On Tuesday, former Aetos employee Mahadi pleaded guilty to two charges under the Armed Offences Act - one for unlawful possesion of a firearm and one for unlawfully carrying a firearm - and one charge of robbery. The court heard that he first thought of robbing a jewellery store but dropped the idea as the loot would be difficult to sell.
The prosecutor said the fact that Mahadi had copied Roach's robbery showed that a stronger message needed to be sent.
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