Man jailed for robbing pharmacy at knifepoint

While none of the pharmacy staff were physically harmed, they were left deeply shake following the incidentA man who robbed a pharmacy in Winterbourne last year at knifepoint has been sentenced to prison.Daniel Bennett, 41 of Wedmore Vale in Bedminster, was jailed for six years and nine months, with an extended three-year licence period, after pleading guilty to robbery and possession of a bladed article.Bristol Crown Court heard that Bennett entered the pharmacy in Winterbourne on 8 August last year armed with a knife and forced staff to the rear of the store, threatening to harm them unless they handed over medication.After obtaining the drugs, he fled in a car driven by Natasha O’Driscoll, 34, of Old Gloucester Road, Winterbourne. A child was also in the vehicle, leaning out of the passenger window.O’Driscoll pleaded guilty to assisting an offender and neglect of a child under 16. She was sentenced to a 12-month community order and fined.Avon and Somerset Police responded swiftly and stopped O’Driscoll. They found a large amount of prescription drugs in her car, but Bennett was not with her.