knife the throat of a teenage Good Samaritan to steal his expensive mountain bike has been jailed. Gary Maxwell, 34, pretended to 17-year-old Mark Cooper that he needed to know when the next bus was due to arrive.
But when the teenager hopped off his £750 Boardman bike, and began checking the bus timetables on his phone, Maxwell held a knife to his neck and demanded the cycle.
Maxwell denied assaulting Mr Cooper and robbing him of his bike with a knife in Bridge of Weir Road, Linwood, Renfrewshire. He went on trial over the claims at Paisley Sheriff Court last week and was convicted by a jury of the assault and robbery on Monday.
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