A NETHERTON teenager threatened to shoot a terrified man before stealing his car.

A Bordesley Green man, aged 33, was threatened with an imitation weapon by Shakeel Janjua after advertising his red Seat Leon for sale on the online trading site Gumtree.

He was contacted by what he believed to be prospective buyer on June 26, 2015, and gave out his address via text message.

A short time later three men arrived, including Janjua, apparently to view the vehicle.

But after being allowed to get into the driver's seat, 19-year-old Janjua produced an imitation black pistol and told the owner: "Move away or I will shoot you", before driving off.

The other two men drove away in the grey Vauxhall Astra they had arrived in.

Janjua was then seen driving erratically in Quinton just five days later.

Wolverhampton Crown Court was told that a driver approached Janjua's car to criticise his driving, which led to the teen mounting the pavement and driving at the man's Vauxhall, knocking him over and leaving him "dazed" but conscious.

Police arrested the teenager and he was bailed but he was then spotted behind the wheel of a car that had been stolen from the driveway of a house days earlier, bearing false registration plates.

Unemployed Janjua, of Knowle Hill Road, sped away and during the police pursuit through Halesowen - which saw him hit 80mph in a 30mph zone - he drove through traffic lights on red, the wrong way round a traffic island and on the wrong side of bollards.

At one stage a front offside tyre came off the car but Janjua twice reversed into a police car, trying to bring his car to a halt.

It was then the second patrol car blocked the road only for Janjua to drive straight into the car at 30mph, before trying to escape on foot, said Paul Spratt, prosecuting.

The owner of the car, which the prosecution had to accept had not been stolen by Janjua, used the vehicle because of his mobility problems and he died a short time later.

The stress of the events must certainly have added to his own troubles, said Mr Spratt.

Janjua admitted robbery, possessing an imitation firearm, two charges of dangerous driving and having no licence or insurance.

He also admitted possessing a knife, possessing a small amount of cannabis, driving while disqualified and causing actual bodily harm to the driver he drove straight at in the second incident.

He was sent to a young offenders institution for five years and was banned from driving for 70 months.

Gurdeep Garcha, defending Janjua, said he had been immature and shown a lack of thinking skills.

But he had since recognised the error of his ways and he knew he had to be punished for what was extremely foolish behaviour.

"He was out of control but he is now growing up" said Mr Garcha. "He accepts the man must have been terrified when he produced the pistol but no actual violence was used."