The offender was convicted of robbery with an offensive weapon, use of an imitation firearm, and wearing a disguise with intent following a bank robbery.
The court considered the significant and long-lasting psychological impact on the bank tellers, who suffered from PTSD.
The court weighed the aggravating factors of violence, planning, and greed against the mitigating factors of the offender's youth, lack of prior record, genuine remorse, and harsh pre-trial custody conditions.
A global sentence of 5 years imprisonment was imposed, reduced by pre-trial custody credit to approximately 4.5 years.
