Getaway driver of van used in masked robbery of schoolboy in Kingswinford avoids jail
The getaway driver of a robbery which saw masked men jump out of van to mug a schoolboy has been given a suspended sentence.
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Matthew Allport was driving the van which skidded up alongside the boy in Kingswinford on February 21, 2019. Two males wearing balaclavas jumped out and chased the terrified 15-year-old and threatened to stab him while demanding cannabis and cash before pushing him in a bush and taking his wallet.
The boy told his father about the attack and they went looking for the van. They found it in the car park of the Prince Albert pub which led to Allport being arrested along with Bradley Carter and Raith Griffin.
Carter, of Tythebarn Drive, Kingswinford, and Griffin of Grove Park, Wall Heath, were both given a two-year community order with requirements to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work for the robbery. They were also ordered to attend 30 activity days to focus on thinking skills.
The two 21-year-olds who were 16 when they committed the offence were ordered to pay £500 compensation and each must pay costs £400 and the victims' surcharge.
