Four years in prison for Manea robber who threatened to stab electric scooter rider in Wisbech

A man who threatened to stab an electric scooter rider before making off with the vehicle has been jailed.

Marc Coleman, 25, ran after the victim, who was riding his scooter along Edinburgh Drive in Wisbech in September 2023.

Coleman caught up with him at the junction with Acacia Avenue and put his hand in his pocket and shouted: “I’m going to stab you if you don’t get off this scooter.”

The victim handed the scooter to Coleman, who rode away before abandoning it further down the road.

Coleman, of Westfield Road, Manea, was found guilty of robbery at trial last year and was sentenced to four years in prison at Cambridge Crown Court on Tuesday.

Detective Constable Pete Wise, from the acquisitive crime team, said: “This was a frightening ordeal for the victim who was riding home when he was threatened and robbed of his scooter.

“I’m pleased justice has been done today and Coleman has been handed a custodial sentence."