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Two members of an armed gang who donned burkas to commit a violent robbery had serious crime prevention orders imposed on them on Friday for the maximum period allowed by law.
Anthony Wheeldon, 40, and Connor Willis, 24, will be subject to restrictions under the orders, such as limiting access to the internet and mobile phones, for five years following their release from jail terms they are currently serving.
Both men took part in a raid on Walker the Jeweller in Dundee's Union Street when some of the gang dressed in full length Islamic style robes and face coverings on September 23 2019.
The raiders were armed with an axe, hammer and mallet and brandished weapons at staff and assaulted a customer who was hit on the head with the mallet.
They smashed display cabinets but a staff member activated an anti-robbery device which filled the premises with a thick fog and they managed to get away with two Rolex watches worth £17,850.
Willis was also part of a gang which staged another violent robbery at an Edinburgh jewellery business on August 31 in 2019.
They forced entry to Miena Jewellery in the city's Great Junction Street with a sledgehammer and threatened to kill the proprietor Wail al-Khamis.
He was struck with an axe as he fought back against the intruders and let off a fire extinguisher before three raiders fled to join an accomplice waiting in a stolen car. Stock worth an estimated £27,000 was lost in the robbery.
Wheeldon was jailed for 11 years and Willis for 12 years last year after admitting their involvement in the raids.
The pair, from the Manchester area, were also told they would be under supervision for further periods, with Wheeldon being monitored for four years and Willis for five.
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