Thug who posed as an Amazon delivery driver and pulled gun at father jailed for ...

A thug who disguised himself as an Amazon delivery driver and pulled a shotgun on his victim has been jailed for six years and nine months.

Doorbell footage captured the moment Vicente Forde, 32, disguised himself as a delivery driver before brandishing the firearm, only to have the weapon ripped from his grasp as he was wrestled to the floor by the victim and his dog. 

Forde knocked on the door dressed in a high-vis jacket and carrying an empty package before pulling the loaded shotgun from his jacket, in East Dulwich, south London. at 9.30am on July 13 last year.

The thug, of Gaveston Road, Greenwich, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence at Croydon Crown Court.

He was sentenced to three years and six months for possession of a prohibited firearm by a prohibited person and four years for possession of a firearm to cause fear of violence in court on Thursday. The sentences will be served concurrently. 

The victim did not want to proceed with a trial. 

Forde was addicted to crack cocaine and said he was forced to carry out the attack to settle his debt with Class A drug dealers. 

Subsequent investigations revealed Forde had carried out reconnaissance in the area the week before. 

Matthew Bagnall, in mitigation, said that Forde had written an open letter to the court expressing his sorrow and remorse. 

He said: 'I am sorry for the pain I caused the victim.

'I know what I done was very wrong. and I hope I have not affected the victim and his daughter too much.

'I'm sorry to them both. They did not deserve to be hurt by me and I still can't believe I got into this situation.

'I feel sick to my stomach when I think about what I did to my victims.

'Since being in custody I've begun to right my wrongs by seeking help for my mental health and drug problems and engaged with a psychologist for the first time in years.'