Article: SA: Youth jailed for armed robbery


AAP General News (Australia)
06-28-2000
SA: Youth jailed for armed robbery

ADELAIDE, June 28 AAP - A teenager involved in an armed robbery which resulted in the
murder of a cleaner was today sentenced to 20 months detention.

The youth, who cannot be named, had earlier pleaded guilty to armed robbery and had
a murder charge against him dropped.

Passing sentence in the South Australian Supreme Court, Justice Horton Williams said
the 17-year-old, who was just 15 at the time, acted as a look-out at a Holden Hill billiards
and pool hall in Adelaide's north-east in January last year.

Justice Williams said the teenager had gone to the pool hall with two ...

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