Three-year jail term for knifepoint robbery
A SWANSEA man has been sent to prison for stealing a woman's handbag at knifepoint in a terrifying street robbery.
John Edward Mylan targeted victim Sian Thomas in the city's Mount Pleasant area in February.
When arrested, he was found in possession of a mobile phone stolen from a female student in another mugging.
Mylan, aged 22, of Rodney Street, Sandfields, was jailed for three years at Swansea Crown Court after pleading guilty to offences of robbery and handling stolen goods.
Jailing Mylan, Judge Eleri Rees told him: "This was a terrifying incident for your victim. It's clear she's been left very frightened and worried about her safety in the area where she lives."
4 Comments
by Any, swansea
Sunday, June 21 2009, 10:28PM
“What a complete scumbag, No doubt to feed his habit? . Hope this lowlife rots inside, Its obvious he (it) will reoffend . More justice i say . Hope the victim gets over this horrific ordeal... Scum”
by katie, swansea
Thursday, June 18 2009, 1:46PM
“what he done is sick. if it was one of his family that it had happened to he would'nt be happy and be just as angry as the rest of us. u make me sick john”
by Sian Thomas, Swansea
Thursday, June 18 2009, 10:38AM
“As the victim of this crime, I'm satisfied with the sentence handed out to Mylan. What I'm not happy about, is the fact that he will probably be released on licence in 18 months time. That's not the judge's fault - blame the Home Office, their lenient attitude to sentencing, and their failure to provide enough prison places. It's why we have so much scum walking our streets today, threatening innocent people in their own neighbourhoods..”
by peter griffiths, swansea
Tuesday, June 16 2009, 2:20PM
“thats it....bang on sentence....out in 18 months.....well done judge...let the scum back on the street to terrify someone else soon.....he had a knife for a reason...what if someone was able to challenge him...stabbed to death i dont wonder.....about time you got these sentences right...but dont tell me.....he didnt have a stable home...hes been deprived as a youngster and didnt receive love from his family.....tough..life is tough.and there alot of us who had deprived up bringings....but not an exscuse for these disgusting criminlas to do what they do...get them in for a long long time...oops..dont tell me....he,ll become a worse criminal coming out because he,ll learn from other criminals inside....unlucky kid...bring on the three strikes and out...that should be incentive enough to stay out,,!!to give these lenient
sentences is a disgrace...”