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Scots thug who hid behind cardboard box before battering man with mallet jailed
Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletterA robber who hid behind a cardboard box in the hallway of a block of flats before leaping out, beating a man with a mallet, and stealing his watch, was jailed for 16 months today.Denholm Davidson, 28, lurked behind the "large" carton for at least 15 minutes before pouncing as victim Colin Campbell, 54, entered the common close in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.Mr Campbell had returned by taxi to the flats in Torwood Avenue, Grangemouth, about 8.30 pm, Falkirk Sheriff Court was told.Prosecutor Michael Maguire said: "After getting out of the taxi and entering the flats he saw a large cardboard box lying on the floor that hadn't been
