Thug 'punched' boy, 8, in vicious 'body blow' to swipe £10 note from his hand before fleeing corner shop - all to 'fuel drug habit'

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For the latest Oldham news sign up to the MyOldham newsletter here A drug-addled thug 'punched' an eight-year-old boy to swipe a £10 note from the child's hand - all to ''fuel his drug habit'.

Jake Smedley, 25, dealt the vicious 'body blow' to the little boy at a corner shop in Oldham, heard Teesside Crown Court as he was sentenced after pleading guilty to robbery.

The boy has been left so affected that he is no longer 'wanting to play outside with his friends', and has even told his mum that he 'wishes to kill himself' in the wake of the attack.

The eight-year-old had gone to the corner shop on April 22, 2020, accompanied by his siblings and a neighbour to simply 'buy a can of pop'.

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