A man who robbed an Edinburgh city centre pub has been convicted and jailed.
At the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday Graham Wright was sentenced to five and half years following an incident at the Doctor’s Public House on 23rd October 2017.
Wright, (30), threatened a member of staff, who was outside closing up and forced him back into the premises before demanding money from the safe.
He subsequently made off with almost £4,000 and two bottles of Vodka.
As a result of inquiries conducted by detectives in Edinburgh, Wright was arrested on 29th November 2017 before pleading guilty at Edinburgh High Court yesterday. Detective Inspector Bruce Coutts said: “Graham Wright targeted a popular city pub at a time when all patrons and most staff had left for the evening and was able to make off with a large sum of cash.
“A thorough investigation into this robbery was launched and ultimately, Wright was identified as being responsible.
“His sentence should serve as a very clear reminder that acquisitive crime of any sort will not be tolerated and through our ongoing Operation Arable, we will utilise all resources at our disposal to bring those responsible for offences of this nature to justice.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
