By Rory Tingle For Mailonline
Published: 15:15 BST, 17 June 2019 | Updated: 09:19 BST, 18 June 2019
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Alana Kuti, 20, (pictured) and Benjamin Bateman, 19, held an imitation pistol to Alex Landless’ chest and demanded cash at Banstead railway station in Surrey on May 16 last year
A couple likened to Bonnie and Clyde after they robbed a commuter at gunpoint during a whirlwind romance have been jailed for a total of 14 years
Alana Kuti, 20, and Benjamin Bateman, 19, held an imitation pistol to Alex Landless’ chest and demanded cash at Banstead railway station in Surrey on May 16 last year.
The pair lay in wait for the medical technician on a quiet path after researching guns and disguises online.
Mr Landless was on his way to work at 7.25am when he was confronted by Kuti covered head-to-toe in black clutching the imitation firearm.
She pointed it at Mr Landless while masked Bateman demanded his wallet and £800 Google Pixel 2 XL phone.
After withdrawing £500 from his bank account, supermarket worker Bateman walked up to him and whispered in his ear: ‘Remember, we know where you live.’
Mr Landless contacted station staff and police later released footage of the robbers lurking outside of the train station wearing face masks.
An Old Bailey jury found the couple guilty of robbery, possession of an imitation firearm