A SUSPECTED robber has denied committing a spree of hold ups of stores and betting shops in Northampton while armed with a baseball bat.
Mohammed Hassan, 23, entered not guilty pleas to the six charges he faces alleging armed robberies of Corals and Betfred outlets and Co-op shops in Northampton.
He is accused of robbery of cash from Corals, in Farm Field Court, Thorplands, on February 29, and again on May 19, as well as robbery of the Co-op in Bushland Road, Headlands, on March 12.
Hassan is also charged with armed robberies of the Betfred bookies in Kettering Road and St Leonard’s Road, Far Cotton, and the Co-op in Fieldmill Square, Bellinge, all on March 9.
Adjourning the case and remanding him in custody, Recorder Oscar Del Fabbro said: “This matter is going to go for trial and we are told it’s going to last two days, maybe a little bit longer.
“We’re going to try to find a fixed date for this trial because it’s likely expert witnesses will be called by the prosecution.”
Hassan, of Lashan Court, Bellinge, Northampton, was further remanded in custody.
Henry James, defending, said: “The defendant’s position is he was not involved in any of the robberies.”
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