Sex toy 'armed' robber jailed
{{date|August 20, 2007}}

Nicki Jex, 27, from the [[w:Braunstone|Braunstone]] sub-urb of [[w:Leicester|Leicester]], UK has been jailed for five years as he robbed [[w:Ladbrokes|Ladbrokes]], a bookmaker, in Narborough Road, Leicester for more than £613.

Jex threatened the shop's manager with a [[w:Rabbit vibrator|Rabbit vibrator]] which he hid in a carrier bag pretending that it was a gun.

A customer of the Ladbrokes shop, Wayne Vakani, followed Jex as he left and after being warned off by Jex he continued to follow but maintained a distance. Thanks to Mr Vakani, Jex's hat was recovered which contained DNA. Vakani was awarded £500 by the judge for his "very considerable courage".  

The whole event was caught on CCTV.

== Sources ==
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*{{source|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007380616,00.html|title='Rampant Rabbit robber' jailed|author=Sebastian Lander|pub=The Sun|date=August 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/6955496.stm|title=Vibrator robber jailed over raid|author=|pub=BBC News Online|date=August 20, 2007}}

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[[Category:Crime and law]]
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Nicki Jex, 27, from the Braunstone sub-urb of Leicester, UK has been jailed for five years as he robbed Ladbrokes, a bookmaker, in Narborough Road, Leicester for more than £613.

Jex threatened the shop's manager with a Rabbit vibrator which he hid in a carrier bag pretending that it was a gun.

A customer of the Ladbrokes shop, Wayne Vakani, followed Jex as he left and after being warned off by Jex he continued to follow but maintained a distance. Thanks to Mr Vakani, Jex's hat was recovered which contained DNA. Vakani was awarded £500 by the judge for his "very considerable courage".  

The whole event was caught on CCTV.
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