Two men and a youth carried out a string of robberies at 12 shops in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Buckinghamshire, including premises in Eynsham, Oxford Crown Court heard.
Mathew Forrest, 24, Philip Huggins, 42, and 16-year-old Daniel Huggins admitted conspiracy to rob. Philip Huggins also pleaded guilty to carrying out a burglary at Sutton Courtenay in February and another man, Paul Forrest, 24, the brother of Mathew Forrest, admitted being Huggins' accomplice on that occasion. The brothers also admitted stealing a woman's bank cards and using them to withdraw £80 from a cash machine. At the time of the offences all four lived in Springfield Road, Wantage. Mathew Forrest and Daniel Huggins also pleaded guilty to kidnapping Ian Falk, of Chichester, Sussex. Huggins admitted false imprisonment in connection with the incident. The court was told that motorist Mr Falk was locked into the boot of his Ford Mondeo for 13 hours after he was kidnapped. Judge MaryJane Mowat was expected to pass sentence yesterday.
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