Robbers jailed after attacking elderly couple

Two men have been sentenced to a total of over 25 years in prison for aggravated robbery after they assaulted an elderly couple, tied them up and held them captive.

Simon Noble (left) and Luke Saddington broke into the bungalow in Horncastle Road in Wragby in the early hours of January 5, 2018.

They then launched a prolonged attack on the occupants of the address, both in their late 60s.  The couple had been in bed asleep when a brick was thrown through a bedroom window, injuring one of them seriously.

Noble and Saddington, entered through the window, before one of them hit an occupant 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 occupant to walk around the house and 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 when officers discovered a baseball bat, a quantity of cash and Noble wearing muddy clothing.

Detectives were able to use items found in the car to link the pair to the Wragby crime scene and items taken in the burglary.

Simon Noble, 35, of no fixed address in the Worksop, Nottinghamshire area, was sentenced to 11 years and eight months.

Luke Saddington, 36, of Norwood Avenue, Maltby, Rotherham, failed to appear in court but was sentenced to 14 years in his absence. A warrant for his arrest has been issued and a police hunt is ongoing.