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Mugger who grabbed 63-year-old walking home from pub is jailed

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Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter A man who grabbed a 63-year-old walking home from a pub in Perth and then rifled through his pockets looking for something to steal has been jailed for over a year-and-a-half.

Sammy Townsley (30) grabbed Colin Gorrie near St Paul’s Church then took £10, a mobile phone and a pair of glasses out of his pockets on May 18 this year, Perth Sheriff Court heard last week.

The court heard officers identified him as the robber after reviewing CCTV taken at a pub close to where he grabbed Mr Gorrie.

Townsley, a prisoner of HMP Perth, was said to have an “extensive offending history” when he appeared for sentencing last Thursday.

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