Police had received a report on Monday night from a 62-year-old
woman who said two people had tried to rob her inside the lift of
Block 21 Hougang Avenue 1.
One of them had pushed her out of the lift and tried to snatch
away her handbag. But the victim managed to hold onto it and
shouted for help. Both subjects fled when the attempted robbery
failed.
When officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division arrived at the
scene, they managed to detain a 17-year-old girl fitting the
description provided by the victim.
The other suspect - a 15-year-old girl - was found about 40
minutes later. Both suspects were brought back for further
investigations.
The suspects were believed to be responsible for another case of
lift robbery on Aug 17 at Block 123C Rivervale Drive, involving a
14 year-old female victim.
Further investigations showed that a 17-year-old male accomplice
was also involved in the case. He was subsequently arrested in the
vicinity of Syed Alwi Road early Tuesday morning.
The three suspects will be charged in Court on Wednesday for an
offence of robbery with hurt, which carries a maximum sentence of
20 years jail and at least 12 strokes of the cane.
