Armed robbers jailed for holding elderly couple captive in Wragby
The pair have been sentenced to a combined total of over 15 years in prison
Two men who assaulted an elderly couple and held them captive in Wragby have been handed lengthy jail terms for aggravated robbery.
Simon Noble and Luke Saddington broke into the bungalow in Horncastle Road in Wragby in the early hours of 5 January 2018.
They then launched a prolonged attack on the occupants of the address, both in their late 60's.
The couple had been in bed asleep when a brick was thrown through a bedroom window, injuring one of them seriously.
Noble and Saddington, got in through the window, before one of them hit one person with a baseball bat, knocking them unconscious. The victims then had their hands cable tied, with one then held in the bathroom.
The offenders forced the other person around the house to reveal where the keys for both the safe and gun safe were kept.
Four shotguns were stolen along with sentimental jewellery and cash.
The men took their victims’ car, before abandoning it on Torrington Lane in Wragby.
Noble and Saddington were pulled over in another vehicle several hours later where officers discovered a baseball bat, a quantity of cash and Noble wearing muddy clothing.
Detectives were able to use items found in the car, through forensic analysis, to link the pair to the Wragby crime scene.
Following a hearing at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday 25th April:
Simon Noble aged 35, of no fixed address in the Worksop, Nottinghamshire area, was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison.
Luke Saddington, aged 36, of Norwood Avenue, Maltby, Rotherham – he failed to appear in court – but was sentenced to 14 years in his absence. A warrant for his arrest has been issued and police are making efforts to locate and apprehend him.