A Bournemouth man and a woman of no fixed abode have been sent to prison for 12 years respectively for committing a robbery at a property in Bournemouth.

On Monday 28 July 2014 Leanne Mayers, 29, and Matthew Edwards, 33, pleaded guilty to robbery at Bournemouth Crown Court and was sentenced on Friday 29 August 2014 at the same court.

Evidence was heard that at approximately 8.30pm on Monday 3 March 2014 Mayers and Edwards visited an address on Parsonage Road and were allowed entry by the occupants.

Mayers and Edwards then demanded money from the victims and assaulted them before taking two mobile phones, house keys and medication.

One of the victims, a 31-year-old man, sustained a serious head injury and the second victim, a 45-year-old woman, sustained a minor head injury in the incident.

Detective Constable James Taylor, of Bournemouth CID, said: “This was a vicious robbery that left one of the victims with a very severe and painful injury.

"I am pleased with the outcome of the sentence and hope it shows the serious way in which the courts deal with such crimes.”