UPDATE: Toy gun-wielding thief handed a ten-year sentence for robbery at Ballito Junction

The man who used a toy gun to hold up a furniture store at the Ballito Junction mall has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars.

Ashton Moodley (32) entered the Blue Bay store in May and demanded cellphones and jewelry from two female employees.

Also read: Teamwork leads to quick arrest at Ballito Junction

While one woman threw her cell phone at him, the other sounded the panic alarm.

Moodley, who then ran out of the mall when security arrived, was later found hiding behind bushes near the mall.

On October 12, Moodley pleaded guilty to robbery with aggravating circumstances and last Thursday was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.

Moodley had 10 previous convictions ranging from possession of drugs to housebreaking and theft.

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