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Armed raider admits trying to rob Sunderland post office and shop on same day

Armed raider Keaton Cooper has admitted trying to rob a post office and shop on the same day.

Cooper targeted the businesses in Sunderland on March 30 in a spate of offences

Post Office on Stockton Terrace, Grangetown in Sunderland (Newcastle Chronicle)

The 21-year-old admitted trying to rob Grangetown Post Office of £350 and a second attempted robbery at a Premier shop, on Villette Road, in Hendon.

Appearing on a video-link from prison at Newcastle Crown Court, he further admitted possessing an offensive weapon - a machete - and possessing cannabis.

Judge Paul Sloan QC adjourned the case for pre-sentence and mental health assessment reports.

Cooper, of Trevarren Drive, Ryhope, Sunderland, will be sentenced on June 18.

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