Eight years firm for a young man who had robbed a McDonald's and shot a customer

He is only 19 years old but was already appearing before the Assize Court of Morbihan.

A young man was sentenced Wednesday evening to eight years in prison for the robbery of the McDonald's restaurant in Hennebont near Lorient, reports

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The facts took place on February 28, 2020.

That evening, the then 16-year-old accused burst into the restaurant, face concealed and armed with a sawed-off shotgun.

The teenager had pointed his weapon in the direction of the employees to claim the contents of the cash register.

In front of their refusal, he had fired a first time in the ceiling.

Client shot in the cheek

A client had tried to disarm him by throwing a chair in his face.

The miner then fired in his direction, injuring him in the cheek.

The young robber then fled, but the injured client and another individual who came to his rescue finally managed to subdue him before the police arrived.

In addition to eight years in prison, the young man will also have to perform 70 hours of community service and is prohibited from possessing a weapon for five years.

It will also have to compensate the victims up to several tens of thousands of euros in total, specifies

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• assize court

• Lorient

• Brittany

• Robbery

• Musket

• Weapons

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