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Two young men from the North Battleford area are off to federal prison for attacking and robbing two women who stopped by the side of a Saskatchewan highway to see if they needed help in late 2015.

Rocky Meechance, 22, and Cody Coyle Wuttunee, 21, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges including robbery with a weapon, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of four years.

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Judge Brent Klause accepted a joint submission from the Crown and defence, sentencing Meechance to six years and Wuttunee to four.

“The insane behaviour directed toward the two women that innocently stopped and offered their assistance is not only criminal but embarrassingly deplorable,” Klause said.

Court heard the women pulled over on Highway 16 near Clavet after seeing an SUV in the ditch around 3 a.m. on Dec. 19, 2015. One victim said she pleaded for her life when a rifle was pointed at her face.

The group, which included Meechance, Wuttunee and four youths, then stole the women’s car, leaving them beaten, terrified and stranded on the highway. Meechance, who was driving, then led police on a high-speed chase from Saskatoon to North Battleford, reaching speeds up to 210 kilometres per hour.