Overview

• Newly reported CCTV and body-worn video shows masked men storming the Borough Parade store on March 16 before staff forced them out a fire exit into waiting officers.
• Undercover police chased the suspects through Chippenham, with footage capturing the use of a baton and a Taser during the arrests.
• Six defendants admitted conspiring to steal from the shop after an initial conspiracy to commit robbery charge was dismissed.
• At Swindon Crown Court on August 14, Jason Hunte was jailed for 26 months and Nusret Arslan for two years, while four others received suspended sentences with unpaid work requirements.
• Statements read in court described lasting fear and anxiety among staff and customers following the attempted theft.