A repentant robber walked into a police station and confessed to two knifepoint shop raids he committed 10 years ago.Andrew Lightbown was under suspicion at the time of the 2006 robberies, both at The Local store, Aylestone Lane, Wigston – but there was no evidence to prove it.Jonathan Dunne, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court: "In the absence of his confession these offences would never have been detected."He told the police he had to admit the offences because of drug...
