Three people arrested for robbery

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Three people arrested for robbery
By Mustafa Shafawi | Posted: 23 June 2011 1737 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Police have detained three suspects aged between 15 and 30, who are believed to be connected to a robbery outside a gaming arcade at Yishun Central which happened earlier this month.

Two 13-year-old students who were playing in the arcade were robbed of their hand phone and cash worth a total of S$414 on June 4.

The suspects approached the victims and alleged that they were staring at them and brought them over to a secluded staircase landing.

The suspects threatened the boys to handover their valuables or risk getting assaulted. The boys gave up their belongings under threat.

The victims only lodged the report 16 days after the incident when their parents discovered the losses. All the three culprits were arrested in various parts of Yishun housing estate on Wednesday. They will be charged with robbery.

If found guilty, they can be jailed for up to 10 years and receive at least six strokes of the cane.

-CNA/ac

 

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13-year-old boy investigated for making false report
By Mustafa Shafawi | Posted: 23 June 2011 1651 hrs
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SINGAPORE : A 13-year-old boy is being investigated by the police for making a false report claiming he was robbed.

He said he was robbed by three unknown suspects on Wednesday afternoon at Block 511 Hougang Avenue 10.

He alleged that the suspects had restrained him when he was returning home and robbed him of his handphone after causing injuries to his body using a razor blade.

He claimed that they took his S$170 handphone.

But when police investigated, they found that the student had made up the incident.

Police said he had loaned his phone to a friend and was afraid of being punished by his next-of-kin. And he made the false report to cover up.

Investigations are still on-going.

Anyone who is convicted for giving any information which he knows to be false to a public servant can be jailed for up to a year and fined S$5,000.

- CNA /ls