THIS week’s Crime Files is based on two men who robbed a lone woman in a Worcester shop in 2018. Damian Cowtan, 33, of no fixed abode and Ashley Evans, 26, of Holly Mount Road, Tolladine, Worcester admitted the robbery at St Paul’s News, St Paul’s Street, Worcester in April 2018. Michael Conry, prosecuting, said the defendants came into the shop with their hoods up on April 24. Mrs Patel, running the shop, recognised Cowtan, holding a black bin liner and demanding cigarettes. He came behind the counter while Evans stood by the door, preventing customers from entering the shop. He said: “She was in fear he would hurt her. She searched for the panic button but because of her panicked state she was unable to locate it.”