Man learned cousin had won a £ 1 million prize, Rushed into her house to rob money

By victor Isiguzo

According to the daily mail, a British man came to her home with an accomplice posing as a takeout after learning that his cousin had won a £ 1 million prize.

After that, the two masked in and robbed 55000 pounds of cash and two mobile phones. On Monday, local time, both men were sentenced for burglary.

According to reports, Gary Westcott, 40, is from Rochdale, UK. His friend Matthew Poole, 34, is from favresham, Kent.

They were jailed last year for stealing money from cousin Melissa Smedley.

On Monday, they were sentenced to four years and six months in prison in Westminster, England, and 32 months in prison in Poole. Because Westcott was behind the scenes, he was given a heavier sentence.

When the two were taken from the courtroom, a man called to Westcott in the auditorium, "Dad, I love you."

Judge Martin Hussain said the victims were gentle and kind people, saving money at home to help friends and family. It was an extremely vicious attack because Westcott betrayed his family.

Melissa told the court the incident put pressure on her relationship with her boyfriend Wayne chisman. She was afraid her boyfriend would blame her because Westcott was a relative. She also told the judge that she always cried to sleep, experienced the horrible memories of that night, and then woke up screaming.

Melissa reportedly won a million pounds Prize last year after she bought a lottery ticket. She and her boyfriend only told the winning news to a few close family and friends. Soon Melissa's cousin, Westcott, knew the news.

On September 15 last year, at 8 p.m., Westcott drove to his cousin's house with his friend Poole. They rang the doorbell, pretending to be the takeout, and shouted pizza twice outside the door. But as soon as Westcott pressed the doorbell, his every move was recorded by the doorbell.

"I saw two people, both of them blindfolded," chisman said in court. The moment I opened the door, I realized what was going to happen. I tried to close the door, but it was too late and they rushed in. " Chisman said the robbers took part of the money and two mobile phones, but left gold jewelry and other cash. After taking the cell phone, the robbers threatened them: "if you dare to call the police, we will come back and kill you." They were arrested by local police 12 days after their escape.