Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, two men have been sentenced to prison for a robbery in Bletchley.
Christopher Gurr, aged 38 of no fixed address, and Karl Mellenger aged 24 of no fixed address, appeared at Aylesbury Crown Court on Monday 22 May.
Both men pleaded guilty to the robbery, which occurred on 13 January 2017, at a house on Western Road.
At around 9.40pm, the men entered the property and assaulted the occupants – a man in his fifties and a woman in her forties – before stealing gold jewellery. The male victim sustained injuries to his head and ear, including hearing loss in one ear. The woman was not injured.
Gurr was charged on 21 February and Mellenger was charged on 9 March in connection to the offence.
At Monday’s court appearance, Christopher Gurr was sentenced to 40 months in prison for robbery, assault and fraud, and Karl Mellenger was issued with a 38 month sentence for robbery.
Investigating officer, Police Constable Tom Pillar from Milton Keynes Local CID, said: “Mellenger and Gurr entered the home and used violence in order to steal from the occupants, which left a man injured and requiring hospital treatment.
“During the investigation, thankfully some of the stolen property which was of great sentimental value was recovered, and able to be returned to the victims.
“However, this was a very distressing experience for them, and I am pleased to see that a thorough investigation has now led to the offenders being brought to justice for their actions.”
