A VIOLENT robber who slammed a cyclist against an underpass wall and held a broken bottle to his throat has been jailed for three years.

Timothy Jackson and his accomplice struck after the victim had stopped to put the chain back on his bike, Bradford Crown Court heard today.

He was in the Manchester Road underpass in central Bradford on his way to work when he was waylaid, prosecutor David Ward said.

Jackson grabbed him by his hood and slammed him against the wall. When he held a broken Jägermeister bottle against his neck, the victim said he ‘wasn’t prepared to die for a push bike.’

Jackson then punched him in the face and the two robbers got on to the cycle and rode off on it together.

The second robber was arrested nearby and Jackson’s contact details were on his phone.

Jackson, 33, of St Margaret’s Avenue, Great Horton, Bradford, made no comment when questioned by the police.

He went on to plead guilty to robbery of the £50 pedal cycle and possession of the broken bottle as an offensive weapon on the late afternoon of June 1 last year.

Mr Ward said Jackson had 44 previous convictions for 84 offences, including 42 for theft and related matters. He also had a robbery with an offensive weapon on his record.

The co-accused in the robbery was jailed for two years, the court was told. Mr Ward said the second man was not the principal mover and did not have a weapon.

Shufqat Khan said in mitigation that Jackson had a difficult upbringing in a children’s home and had been in and out of custody since. But his life now had new stability and he wanted to lead a crime-free future with his partner.

Recorder Tahir Khan QC said Jackson was ‘the leading force’ in the robbery. He had held a broken bottle to the victim’s throat and punched him in the face.

He conceded that Jackson had a difficult upbringing reflected in the many offences he had committed over the years, including robbery and possessing offensive weapons.

Since 2019, there had been a significant shift in his behaviour and he had kept out of trouble for two years before the robbery. He was now in a stable relationship with caring responsibilities.

Jackson was jailed for a total of three years, with a concurrent sentence imposed for the offensive weapon offence.