Latest news in Yorkshire: August 03, 2017 09:15:11 AM
A man who drove the getaway car following a Rotherham bank raid has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence.
Jason Heppenstall, (28), of Kimberworth Park, was part of the three-man gang who carried out an armed robbery at Yorkshire Bank in Rawmarsh back in January 2016.
Heppenstall admitted robbery and was handed the suspended sentence at Sheffield Crown Court today (Tuesday 1 August).
Last Friday (28 July), Michael Lydon, 53, of Fair View, Cleethorpes, was jailed for 20 years after being found guilty.
Paul Smith, 57, of The Coppice, Kimberworth, was sentenced to 13 years after admitting the charges at an earlier hearing.
Both Lydon and Smith were convicted of seven charges including two counts of robbery, attempt robbery, possession of an imitation firearm and causing injury by dangerous driving.
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