Malakai Glen Braithwaite pleads guilty over attempted service station robbery in Wamberal

Lollies and a chicken wrap were the eventual loot in a botched armed robbery at a Wamberal service station. Hear how it all unfolded as the offender pleads guilty.

Braithwaite appeared at Gosford Local Court pleading guilty to the attempted armed robbery. Picture: David Swift

A man who botched an attempt to rob a service station in Wamberal walked away with a packet of lollies and chicken wrap before police caught up with him.

Malakai Glen Braithwaite, who also goes by the surname Kennedy, appeared before Gosford Local Court where he entered guilty pleas to charges of larceny and assault with intent to rob armed with an offensive weapon.

Braithwaite appeared via audio visual link from jail while his defence lawyer entered guilty pleas to the charges relating to an attempted armed robbery at a service station on The Entrance Rd on January 9 2022.

The service station in Wamberal that Malakai Braithwaite attempted to rob with scissors.

It appeared Braithwaite didn’t realise he was on camera to the courtroom as he picked his nose and then appeared to eat something during his appearance before Magistrate Jennifer Price.

Magistrate Price set the matter down for sentence in the Gosford District Court due to the nature of the charges.

An agreed set of facts tendered to the court state that Braithwaite, of Coolah, entered the service station on January 9 at 5.35am and walked to the counter.

Braithwaite threatened the employee with a blue set of scissors.

He looked around and behind his back and when asked what he would like, he responded “um, can I please get … um, can I please get … um.”

The facts stated he then reached into his pocket, pulled out a pair of blue handled scissors and said “um, can I please get, um, all the f**king money right now?”

The male service station employee, aged 38, stepped back and Braithwaite said “like right f**king now” before the employee pressed the alarm and locked himself in the manager’s room.

He helped himself to a chicken wrap …

and lollies as the police were called.

Braithwaite put the scissors away before walking around the service station and helping himself to a $1 bag of lollies and $8.50 chicken wrap.

Another staff member entered at 5.40am and said “good morning” to Braithwaite and he replied “good morning” before he walked out and headed up The Entrance Rd.

Police caught up with Braithwaite soon afterwards and found a set of blue scissors nearby.

The facts state that the incident was captured on CCTV and fingerprints from the scissors also matched Braithwaite’s DNA.

Braithwaite’s matter was adjourned to Gosford District Court on November 11.