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Man robs Lidl supermarket at knife-point

A man has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after robbing a supermarket in Cardiff at knife-point.

Leon Carpin, 34, entered the Lidl store in the city's Pentwyn area on 9 November and demanded money from a checkout.

He was caught and arrested within two hours, after a customer filmed the incident.

Carpin, from the Pontprennau area of Cardiff, was sentenced last month after pleading guilty to all charges.

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