A man has been jailed for carrying out two armed bank robberies in Leicester city centre.

Brian Kemp (45) was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to the two robberies.

The first raid took place on Tuesday, August 30, last year, at the Nationwide Building Society and the second incident was on Tuesday, September 27, last year at the Yorkshire Bank, both in Horsefair Street.

During both incidents Kemp threatened members of staff and claimed that he had a gun.

Kemp was also issued with a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Read the full story in tomorrow's Leicester Mercury.

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Watch CCTV footage released by Leicestershire police after Kemp was jailed at Leicester Crown Court.