The Police have arrested a 43-year-old man aged for his suspected involvement in a case of armed robbery with hurt along Newton Road.
On 16 July 2019 at about 1.10 a.m., the Police received a report from a female victim that she was robbed by a man armed with a knife along Newton Road. Cash amounting to S$2,000 belonging to the victim was taken.
Through ground enquiries and with the aid of images from CCTV, officers from Tanglin Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him along North Bridge Road on 16 July 2019.
The man will be charged in court on 18 July 2019 with armed robbery with hurt under Section 394 read with Section 397 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224. If convicted, the man is liable to an imprisonment term of not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years and shall also be punished with not less than 12 strokes of the cane.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
17 July 2019 @ 10:15 AM