A REGULAR customer carried out an armed robbery at a Chinese takeaway restaurant when he was desperate for cash.
Neil Nixon, 31, who had a replica handgun, stole £120 after threatening to shoot an assistant at the New Kyo Chop Suey House, in New Kyo, near Stanley, in February.
Durham Crown Court was told yesterday he was easily traced, as he left footprints in snow to his home in nearby Catherine Terrace. He admitted robbery and illegal possession of a replica firearm, and was jailed for four years.
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