Two men plead guilty to stealing car at knifepoint

Two men have pleaded guilty to robbery after a car was stolen at knifepoint in Staffordshire.

Dylan Hurd Maskery, 18, from Stoke-on-Trent and Callum Talbot, 23, from South Staffordshire, appeared at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court earlier this week.

Police said their victim was not seriously injured in the robbery, which happened in Womborne on 11 September.

Both men have been remanded in custody and are due to be sentenced on 21 March.

Staffordshire Police said Hurd Maskery and Talbot launched an attack on a man in Brooke Road after demanding the keys to his Volkswagen Golf R.

They took the keys from the victim's pocket and officers later found the vehicle abandoned on a car park off Terrace Street, Brierley Hill, near Dudley.

"I can assure local communities that burglary, theft and robbery remains a key focus area for proactive officers who are working around the clock to stop to those responsible and put them before the courts," said Det Sgt Marc Proctor.

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