Armed raiders threatened Wishaw petrol station staff and stole vapes

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Masked raiders threatened terrified staff with a knife at a Wishaw petrol station.Michael Ferguson and an accomplice demanded money but a brave employee used a brush to force them out of the kiosk.They escaped with a quantity of e-cigarettes.Ferguson, 55, was jailed for 27 months at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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He shouted 'Give me the money, give me the money'."A female employee managed to press the panic alarm and her colleague lifted a sweeping brush and used this to beat the two men out of the shop."Neither raider could be identified but Ferguson had touched a Perspex screen and other surfaces and he was arrested after DNA samples were analysed.Defence solicitor Mark Lutton said Ferguson had a "traumatic" childhood that led to mental health issues and drug taking to "dull the pain".Mr Lutton added: "He has limited memory of this incident as he had been using Valium."He describes his actions as impulsive and stupid.