He nicked the barber’s dog

A knife wielding robber who made off with a barber’s bulldog and mobile phone was jailed for 30 months. Sandro Dias, 21, demanded cash from Babak Basti, but then took his pet pooch with him when the animal lover failed to pay up. Dias was with two other men when they approached Mr Basti in Churchill Gardens, Pimlico, on 25 August 2021, Southwark Crown Court heard. Prosecutor Gregor McKinley said: ‘Mr Basti had a dog with him and Mr Dias…