Jailed: Balaclava robber ambushed security guard and took cash box holding £13,000
A masked robber who ambushed a security guard and stole a box holding £13,000 in cash before escaping on a motorbike was caught red-handed when his DNA was found on a glove left at the scene.
Balaclava-clad Ross O'Riely, 38, attacked the security guard from behind in broad daylight on a supermarket car park, when his victim was preparing to transport £13,110 in cash, on April 20 this year.
The victim worked for cash handling company Loomis and had just collected money from Sainsbury's in Brierley Hill in a secure box for transportation, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard on Thursday.
Prosecutor Mr Dylan Wagg said: "As the victim was getting in his van to continue his route he was attacked from behind by the defendant, who was wearing a balaclava at the time.
"There was a struggle between the victim and the defendant, the defendant was able to grab the box from the victim."
