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Oct 19, 2009
Taxi robber charged <!--10 min-->
<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent </td></tr> </tbody></table>
A 41-YEAR-OLD man was charged in court on Monday (oct 19) with armed robbery of $150 from a cabby last Sunday. Cheok Chin Chong is alleged to have robbed Mr Ismail Mohamed Sidek, 46, of the sum inside an SMRT taxi along Sims Avenue at about 1.50am while armed with a 13cm-long knife. He was remanded for a week for further investigation. If convicted he faces a jail term of three to 14 years and not less than 12 strokes of the cane. Cheok will return to court on Oct 26.
Oct 19, 2009
Taxi robber charged <!--10 min-->
<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent </td></tr> </tbody></table>
A 41-YEAR-OLD man was charged in court on Monday (oct 19) with armed robbery of $150 from a cabby last Sunday. Cheok Chin Chong is alleged to have robbed Mr Ismail Mohamed Sidek, 46, of the sum inside an SMRT taxi along Sims Avenue at about 1.50am while armed with a 13cm-long knife. He was remanded for a week for further investigation. If convicted he faces a jail term of three to 14 years and not less than 12 strokes of the cane. Cheok will return to court on Oct 26.
