| rdfs:comment | - With his friend, Dean Sykes, Lenny Larkin attempted to rob the supermarket Freshco. This plan soon backfired, however, as the safe was locked, and physically could not be reopened until 6.00am the next morning, due to the devices's automatic system. This meant, that Lenny and Dean had to wait the night, taking eight hostages in the process including Fred Elliott, Mike Baldwin, Ken Barlow, Alma Baldwin, Ashley Peacock, Curly Watts, Frank O'Connor and Wendy Jones.
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| abstract | - With his friend, Dean Sykes, Lenny Larkin attempted to rob the supermarket Freshco. This plan soon backfired, however, as the safe was locked, and physically could not be reopened until 6.00am the next morning, due to the devices's automatic system. This meant, that Lenny and Dean had to wait the night, taking eight hostages in the process including Fred Elliott, Mike Baldwin, Ken Barlow, Alma Baldwin, Ashley Peacock, Curly Watts, Frank O'Connor and Wendy Jones. The hostages eventually got hungry and uncomfortable, so Dean and Lenny reluctantly allowed them to have a barbecue using items from the store shelves. Again, this plan backfired as the fire alarm sounded, alerting the fire department who quickly arrived on the scene. Despite Dean's best efforts to turn the department away by having Curly Watts tell them that there was nothing untoward happening, the fire department contacted the police. This led to a lengthy negotiation between Dean and the police. When Dean refused to listen to sense, the police rushed in. Marksman Emma Watts shot Dean, who later died. Meanwhile, Lenny panicked and took Ashley with him to Curly's office. Lenny threatened to kill Ashley if his demands were not met, but Ashley's father, Fred, soon came to his rescue and tried to reason with Lenny. This only escalated things, however, as Lenny then decided he would shoot Fred. In desperation, Ashley attacked Lenny and took the gun. Fred, then told police that the crisis had been averted, and that they could come up to the office. Fred later reflected on the situation, realising that Ashley saved his life, as Lenny was led away by police.
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