Accused ‘Scream’ robber said he only wore the masks to parties

A suspected robber accused of using ‘Scream’ horror masks to prey on his victims told a court he only ever wore them at a Halloween party. Winston Augustine, 47, allegedly carried out eight hold-ups in the space of five weeks in west London, between 2 November and 8 December last year. Police recovered a Scream mask and a mask with fangs at two of the crime scenes and others at his home in Ealing. But Augustine told Isleworth Crown Court…