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Former couple Benjamin Jorgensen, 37, and Donna Hayes, 36, hoped to net $30,000 when they set out on April 1 this year to rob the Cuckoo Restaurant, in Melbourne's outer east.
The pair struck as the manager left the restaurant about midnight carrying a plastic bag. Jorgensen pointed a loaded, sawnoff shotgun at the manager and demanded he hand over the bag, police told the Melbourne Magistrates' Court.
But as Hayes ran up to Jorgensen from behind, he accidentally fired his gun and shot her in the left hip. The bandits escaped with what they believed was a bag of money, but which in fact contained $5 worth of bread rolls. The robbery was planned after Hayes was tipped off that the manager of the restaurant would have at least $30,000 in a plastic bag at the end of the shift.
The pair – who have two children together – pleaded guilty this week to one count of armed robbery and Jorgensen also pleaded guilty to negligently causing injury. After the robbery Jorgensen drove Hayes home and then a friend drove her to the hospital where she was arrested. Jorgensen was charged the following day at his home.
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The pair struck as the manager left the restaurant about midnight carrying a plastic bag. Jorgensen pointed a loaded, sawnoff shotgun at the manager and demanded he hand over the bag, police told the Melbourne Magistrates' Court.
But as Hayes ran up to Jorgensen from behind, he accidentally fired his gun and shot her in the left hip. The bandits escaped with what they believed was a bag of money, but which in fact contained $5 worth of bread rolls. The robbery was planned after Hayes was tipped off that the manager of the restaurant would have at least $30,000 in a plastic bag at the end of the shift.
The pair – who have two children together – pleaded guilty this week to one count of armed robbery and Jorgensen also pleaded guilty to negligently causing injury. After the robbery Jorgensen drove Hayes home and then a friend drove her to the hospital where she was arrested. Jorgensen was charged the following day at his home.
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