Sentencing — aggravated robbery — wilful damage — assault with intent to rob. The defendant appeared for sentence on two charges of aggravated robbery, one of wilful damage and one of assault with intent to rob. He had robbed three dairies in six days while armed and in the company of co-offenders. The defendant assaulted two of the dairy proprietors while robbing them, and had also deliberately damaged a display stand in the other robbery. Aggravating features of the offending were the use of weapons and actual violence, and also the significant amount of money and goods stolen in the robberies. The defendant had pleaded guilty but had shown no real remorse. The Court started with a four-year sentence and uplifted it by two years for the second aggravated robbery charge. The Court then applied discounts for guilty pleas and youth, so the final sentence was five years and three months' imprisonment. Judgment Date: 21 June 2018.