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Man, 17, jailed for robbery of Rotorua dairy

Zizi Sparks
By Zizi Sparks
Multimedia journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·
3 Aug, 2018 04:44 AM2 mins to read

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A 17-year-old was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court for aggravated robbery. Photo/File

A 17-year-old was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court for aggravated robbery. Photo/File

A 17-year-old male has been sentenced to two years and six months' imprisonment for the robbery of a dairy in March this year.

Caleb McLean appeared in the Rotorua District Court today to be sentenced.

Judge Greg Hollister-Jones told McLean his actions continued to affect the shop assistant even five months later.

On March 29 McLean robbed the Hillcrest Dairy on Jervis St armed with a hammer.

He stole about 100 packets of cigarettes, worth $4000, and $1000 cash.

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The judge said McLean had swing the hammer at the shop assistant, hitting her on the shoulder. The second swing hit the wall near her head.

Dairy owner Lakhwinder Singh (rear) with staff member Jewan Preet the day after the robbery. Photo/File
Dairy owner Lakhwinder Singh (rear) with staff member Jewan Preet the day after the robbery. Photo/File

"You held a hammer up over the shop assistant's head saying 'open the till, open the till' and she, understandably, complied.

"The victim was emotionally scarred for several weeks. Every time someone came into the shop her heart would start to race."

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Judge Hollister-Jones said the hammer was "potentially lethal".

Shop attendant Jewan Preet was thrilled when the Rotorua Daily Post told her of the conviction.

"He put my life in danger."

She said she still struggled with shoulder pain after being hit with the hammer and was nervous when people in hoodies entered the shop.

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