A man has been jailed following a knife-point robbery at a shop in Crawley

Grace Turner

Craig Baker entered the Co-Op in Ifield Drive in possession of a 10-inch kitchen knife and demanded that a member of staff behind the counter hand over cash.

She refused and was able to activate the security alarm.

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