"Peter Augustine, 59, targeted 87-year-old John Mackey after he had made a trip to his local Co-op store in Manor House, north London, on May 6. The robber followed Mr Mackey from the shop while planning to steal his groceries, and then carried out the violent attack when the pensioner refused to simply hand over the food. Augustine was seen searching the pensioner's jacket as he lay on the ground, the Old Bailey heard."
"On Friday, Judge Sarah Whitehouse KC jailed Augustine for life, with a minimum term of 23 years. She branded it a cowardly attack, and said Augustine had shown no remorse. There is no doubt the defendant targeted him because he was frail, she added. The court heard a member of the public alerted police after she heard a shout of give me the bag and saw Mr Mackey lying inert on the pavement."
"Mr Mackey, who was bleeding from his head, regained consciousness but was unable to tell officers what had happened. He was treated in hospital for bleeding on the brain and broken ribs, but died from his injuries two days later. Police pieced together events from CCTV footage, although the attack itself was not caught on camera, prosecutor Jane Bickerstaff KC told Augustine's trial."
Peter Augustine, 59, followed 87-year-old John Mackey after a visit to a Co-op in Manor House, north London, on May 6. Augustine attacked the frail pensioner when he refused to hand over groceries, kicking, punching and stamping him before taking a box of cornflakes and a cottage pie. A member of the public alerted police after hearing a demand for the bag and finding Mr Mackey lying inert and bleeding. Mr Mackey was treated for bleeding on the brain and broken ribs and died two days later. CCTV helped piece together events. Judge Sarah Whitehouse KC imposed life imprisonment with a minimum of 23 years.
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