Man jailed for Rhostyllen fuel station robbery

A 23-year-old man who carried out a robbery at a Wrexham fuel station only 350 yards from his home has been jailed.

Corey Li, of Tudor Avenue, Rhostyllen, entered Asda fuel station on Wrexham Road, Rhostyllen in the early hours of June 9th and demanded the worker opened the till.

Li, who had covered his face with a mask and armed himself with an imitation firearm, pointed the handgun towards the cashier’s head, before firing the weapon off to the side.

He then took £85 cash from the till and loaded a bag with over £1,000 worth of

tobacco and e-cigarettes before fleeing the scene.

He appeared before Mold Crown Court today (Thursday, September 5th) for sentence, having admitted a charge of robbery at a previous hearing.

 

He was jailed for three years and nine months.

The second person involved in the robbery remains unidentified.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Andrew Vaughan said: “This was an incredibly frightening and distressing experience for the victim, who was threatened at gunpoint as he went about his work.

“Incidents of this nature are very rare in Wrexham, and I have no doubt Wrexham is a safer community with Li behind bars.

“The second person involved in the robbery remains unidentified and we continue to urge anyone with information that could assist with our enquiries to identify them, or anybody that recognises him in the footage, to contact us.

“You can speak to us via our website, or by calling 101, quoting reference 24000511887. You can also contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers anonymously.”