Teenager who committed knife-point aggravated burglary at Crawley convenience store jailed

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A teenager who committed a knife-point aggravated burglary at a convenience store in Crawley has been jailed for five years, Sussex Police has reported.

Police were called to the incident at Casbah in Horsham Road about 11.25pm on December 16.

Sussex Police said a member of staff was preparing to close for the evening when two masked men – both armed with knives – entered the shop and immediately walked behind the counter.

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They started taking bottles of alcohol from the shelf and cash from the till, and the worker sustained a small cut to the head as he attempted to intervene, police added.