A pair of thugs who carried out a terrifying late night robbery at the home of two elderly women have been jailed for a total of almost 15 years.
Brandon Boyd, 26, and Conor Clark, 27, were described as "buzzed up" following the raid at the farmhouse in Dumfries on June 13 2019.One of the victims was so scared, she pretended to have a seizure hoping the men would leave them alone.
Boyd and Clark today returned to the High Court in Glasgow having earlier admitted being involved in the assault and robbery of where Margaret Muir, 89, and 69 year-old Mary Copmartin stayed.
The duo had initially denied the crime and gone on trial until a former co-accused gave evidence against them. Lord Fairley jailed Boyd, of Mauchline, Ayrshire, for six years and 10 months.
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