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[John Feltham]

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Thief told 'you need a weapon'
DAVID KILLICK
June 22, 2009 12:36pm
A MAN who demanded cash from a Bridgewater service station was told by  
the attendant: "You need a weapon".

The 27-year-old, who ended up stealing from the cash register,  
confronted the attendant at the United service station in Green Point  
Rd on March 3 last year.
John Maxwell Newall today pleaded guilty to a count of stealing in the  
Supreme Court in Hobart.

The father-of-two was at the end of a four day amphetamine binge when  
he walked into the service station and said "I want the money!," Crown  
Prosecutor Jane Williams told the court.

But the attendant was unmoved.

"You need a weapon," he said. "I have to fear for my life. You can't  
just have the money."

Newall took $400 from the register when the attendant opened it after  
serving a customer.

"Sorry, I have no choice, I have to do it," he said.

Newall took the money to a nearby McDonald's restaurant where he  
bought a hamburger before heading to the casino where he lost the  
remainder on poker machines.
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