Robber 'depressive'
PA Nelson A youth who robbed an elderly woman of $l4O while armed with a broken spade handle has been sentenced to Borstal training by Mr Justice Quilliam in the Supreme Court at Nelson. William Robi.i Peter Edwards, aged 17, had pleaded guilty to a charge of aggra® vated robbery. Edwards was a “pathological depressive,” a condition which could be traced to his upbringing, said his Honour,
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Press, 29 July 1978, Page 3
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