Maidenhead & Windsor

A 19-year-old man from Maidenhead has been jailed for robbery.

Liam Buckley, of Boyn Valley Road, Maidenhead, was sentenced to four years in prison at Reading Crown Court on Wednesday (21/2).

The sentence relates to a robbery which occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday 4 October 2006.

At around 3.15pm, a 24-year-old woman was walking through an alleyway off Ludlow Road, Maidenhead – known locally as ‘The Gullet’ – when she was approached from behind by two people. They snatched her bag containing a laptop computer, and ran off into nearby woods. The woman reported that one of the attackers was holding a handgun.

Buckley was arrested the next day and later charged with robbery. Three other people were arrested in connection with the incident, but none were charged.

Buckley asked for several other offences including robbery, theft and burglary, to be taken into consideration during sentencing. All of the offences took place in Berkshire East between 2005 and 2006.

Det Con Reese Williams of Windsor and Maidenhead CID, said: “We are pleased that this prolific offender has been taken off the streets for a considerable length of time.”

Thames Valley Police ~ Maidenhead