Australia - Two people have pleaded guilty over an armed robbery where one of the crooks was accidentally shot by his accomplice as the pair attempted to steal a bag of bread rolls.
Benjamin Jorgensen, 37, of Brooklyn, and Donna Hayes, 36, of Belgrave, pleaded guilty at Melbourne Magistrates Court over the bungled robbery at the Cuckoo Restaurant in Olinda in Melbourne's outer east on April 1 this year.
They planned the robbery after Hayes was tipped off by an unnamed person that the manager of the restaurant would have at least $30,000 in a plastic bag at the end of the shift, according to a police summary tendered to the court.
As the manager left the restaurant after midnight carrying a plastic bag, Jorgensen pointed a loaded sawn-off shotgun at him and demanded he hand over the bag.
Jorgensen then accidentally discharged the firearm as his accomplice ran up to him from behind, shooting her in the left hip.
In another twist to the saga, instead of $30,000, the bag contained $5 worth of bread rolls.
The pair - who were previously a couple and have two children - pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery and Jorgensen also pleaded guilty to negligently causing injury. MagazineLane.com
Benjamin Jorgensen, 37, of Brooklyn, and Donna Hayes, 36, of Belgrave, pleaded guilty at Melbourne Magistrates Court over the bungled robbery at the Cuckoo Restaurant in Olinda in Melbourne's outer east on April 1 this year.
They planned the robbery after Hayes was tipped off by an unnamed person that the manager of the restaurant would have at least $30,000 in a plastic bag at the end of the shift, according to a police summary tendered to the court.
As the manager left the restaurant after midnight carrying a plastic bag, Jorgensen pointed a loaded sawn-off shotgun at him and demanded he hand over the bag.
Jorgensen then accidentally discharged the firearm as his accomplice ran up to him from behind, shooting her in the left hip.
In another twist to the saga, instead of $30,000, the bag contained $5 worth of bread rolls.
The pair - who were previously a couple and have two children - pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery and Jorgensen also pleaded guilty to negligently causing injury. MagazineLane.com
