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A sledgehammer-wielding burglar who utilized fume grenades successful an effort to bargain jewels worthy £190,000 from Claridge's Hotel successful London has been jailed.
Jay McGinty, 37, pulled the pins retired of the fume grenades aft arriving astatine the Mayfair edifice riding pillion connected a Vespa scooter successful March past year, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
CCTV showed McGinty, of nary fixed abode, entering Claridge's done the revolving doors astatine the broadside entranceway connected Davies Street and placing the smoking grenades successful the hallway.
He past utilized a sledgehammer to smash a show lawsuit containing respective jewellery items arsenic acheronian fume billowed retired astir him.
McGinty, who was wearing a balaclava and a clang helmet, was aboriginal detained by edifice information staff, who waited with him until constabulary arrived.
He was sentenced to six years' imprisonment connected Thursday aft pleading blameworthy to aggravated burglary astatine Southwark Crown Court, the CPS said.
Monica Oluwole, elder crown authoritative astatine the CPS, said: "Jay McGinty tried to usage a smokescreen to screen his brazen effort to bargain highly valued items of jewellery.
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"He was caught red-handed acknowledgment to the speedy actions of the edifice information and unit who prevented him from escaping and called the police.
"This heist, though it had each the hallmarks of readying and reconnaissance work, didn't work, and we were capable to marque definite helium was brought to justice."
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