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Robbery

Sian Richards sheds light on this important offence, which features on the criminal law specifications relating to crimes against property.

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The offence of robbery is built on the offence of theft, so it is not surprising that the two offences share common features. Given that this is the case, a sound understanding of robbery presupposes and requires a sound understanding of theft.

It is worth briefly reviewing theft, contained in s.1(1) Theft Act 1968 and defined as follows:

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