‘Spiderman’ post office robber jailed

A robber who hid his identity by wearing a Spiderman mask has been jailed.

John Walker was one of a gang that jumped over the counter to snatch £2,500 and a laptop computer from Barkerend Post Office in Bradford shortly after opening time on 21 March.

One of Walker’s accomplices wielded a large knife through a gap in the security screen to terrorise the 19-year-old woman staff member on duty.

Walker, 25, of Hendford Drive, Barkerend, Bradford, pleaded guilty to robbery and was jailed for four years and ten months at Bradford Crown Court.

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