Man jailed for violent Birmingham railway robbery where bank card was taken
A man has been jailed for attempting to rob a man after grabbing his bag at a railway station in Birmingham.
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Younes Hairy, aged 30, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted robbery and was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on May 8.
The court heard how on August 12 last year Hairy initially approached the victim near the ticket machines at Small Heath Railway Station off Golden Hillock Road just after 10pm.
Hairy spoke to the victim briefly before leaving the station, returning five minutes later with a large piece of metal resembling a weapon and attempted to grab the victim’s crossbody bag from him.
As a result of his actions the big ripped and fell to the floor, the contents of the bag spilling onto the floor. Hairy then appeared to reach into his jacket for something. The victim believed he was grabbing a knife and began shouting for help.
Hairy searched the bag and the items on the floor before taking a bank card from the victim’s belongings.
He then left the station but dropped the card on the stairs as he fled.
The incident was reported to the British Transport Police team who carried out inquiries to identify Hairy and he was arrested two months later on October 9.
Investigating officer Pc John Cowling said: “Younes Hairy acted with extreme violence during his random and brazen robbery attempt, so I’m extremely pleased with the sentence handed down.
“We take all reports of robbery and violence extremely seriously, and we will continue to ruthlessly prosecute all those who would target others for their own gain on the railway network.”
For his actions Hairy, of Swanage Road in Small Heath was jailed for 20 months.
