A MAN held up a video store with a loaded shotgun because his partner was in a coma from a spider bite and he needed the money to support her children, the Supreme Court has heard.
Damien William Harris, 36, pleaded guilty to armed robbery, possessing a loaded firearm without a licence and possessing a shortened firearm.
Crown prosecutor Jack Shapiro told the court Harris held up the Video City store at New Town on October 7.
Harris entered the store with a sawn-off shotgun and demanded staff empty the contents of the cash registers into a plastic bag.
He escaped with just more than $1100 in cash but was caught after a short car chase with police.
Officers found the money in his underwear.
Defence lawyer Kim Baumeler told the court her client's partner has been bitten by a spider shortly before the offence.
"He was finding it very difficult to look after her three children on his [Centrelink] allowance. By the time he had rent taken out, he had $180 a fortnight to survive on," she told the court.
Ms Baumeler said Harris had sat by the river for the day trying to come up with ways of making money.
She said he was remorseful for the crime.
Justice David Porter will sentence Harris on December 5.
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