Man lured to Cambridge flat and robbed of all his cash by teen
A man was lured to a Cambridge flat, repeatedly punched in the head and robbed of £340, a court heard.
Nathan Arliss, 18, of no fixed address, was sentenced to two years and four months in a young offenders’ institution for his crimes, which he bragged about to a friend.
His accomplice Sally Owen-Brown, 18, who lured the victim to her flat in Chesterton Road, was handed a 12-month community order with a mental health treatment requirement and a 25-day rehabilitation activity requirement.
Cambridge Crown Court heard last Thursday (May 19) that Owen-Brown had seen the victim on February 15 and flirted with him. She video called him while upset in the early hours of the next day, claiming she had not eaten in days and was late in paying her rent. The man agreed to transfer her £20.
She continued to flirt with him and invited him round to her flat to watch a film that evening. He arrived at 7pm, having explained he was just looking to be friends.
But about 30 seconds after they entered the flat, Arliss walked in with two other people, shouted at the man and accused him of wanting to be with “under-age girls”.
Arliss repeatedly punched him to the temple, cheek and jaw, threatened him and told him to transfer all his money.
The man was forced to go onto his banking app and show the pair what he had in his accounts, before transferring all his money - £340 - to Owen-Brown.
Arliss then deleted Owen-Brown’s contact details from the man’s phone and told him if he contacted her again, or called the police, he would kill him.
The man called his friend for help, who called 999, and further investigations revealed Arliss had sent messages bragging about the robbery to a friend.
It emerged that on February 15, a separate victim had made his way to Owen-Brown’s flat, after she invited him to buy tobacco from her just after midnight.
He entered the flat carrying his black e-scooter, but was met by Arliss who tried to snatch it.
He refused to hand it over, so Arliss punched him at least 10 times in the head before grabbing the e-scooter and leaving.
The man called 999 and described Arliss.
Police arrested Arliss and Owen-Brown in connection with the robberies just before midnight on February 16.
In police interview, Arliss denied robbery but admitted punching and assaulting the man on February 16 and said he knew the man was being brought to the flat.
In her interview, Owen-Brown answered “no comment” to all questions, but stated that she did try to stop Arliss attacking the man on February 16.
Arliss later pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery, while Owen-Brown admitted transferring criminal property in relation to the £340.
PC Andy Watters, who investigated, said: “The two defendants in this case had no thought whatsoever for their victims and I hope the sentence allows them to reflect on their behaviour and learn a valuable lesson.
“Their actions were appalling, with Owen-Brown effectively luring the men to her flat before Arliss violently attacked them.
“No-one deserves to be treated in this way and we will do all we can to bring offenders like this to justice.”
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