Axe-wielding armed robber pleads guilty
A Geraldton man has admitted smashing a car window and threatening a man with a tomahawk before stealing $600 cash.
Cyril Maitland Ugle, 38, appeared before Geraldton Magistrate’s Court today by video-link from Greenough Regional Prison and pleaded guilty to armed robbery.
The incident happened in Spalding on January 30.
Magistrate Chris Miocevich requested pre-sentence and psychological reports.
Ugle will be sentenced in the District Court at Geraldton on August 5.
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