Don't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter A lad robbed a United Utilities worker of his toolbox as his mate distracted him… when the man chased him to get it back, he pulled out a machete.
Leandro Martins, was 17 at the time when he and another lad on a bicycle, approached the two workers who were working on a fire hydrant in Blackley in May this year.
Martins, who was on foot, stood near to the workmen’s van as the lad on the bike spoke to them. Read more: 'Much-loved' nanna was killed by speeding drug driver attempting a 'dangerous' manoeuvre He then swiped a toolbox from the boot before making a run for it, Manchester Crown Court heard. “One employee chased after him, but the defendant
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