EIGHT suspects who are believed to have been involved in a
series of robbery, snatch theft and housebreaking cases in the
Yishun Estate have been caught.
The arrests came a day after a 20 year-old national serviceman
was attacked by a group of youths along Yishun Ring Road on
Thursday at about 2.30am.
The suspects, between 15 to 29 years, assaulted the victim with
beer bottles before snatching his hand phone valued at about
$400/-. The victim sustained arm injuries and was later sent to
hospital.
Police officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division responded
swiftly and combed the estate in search of the suspects. They
managed to detain four suspects in the vicinity of Yishun Street 21
and the other four later.
Investigations revealed that the suspects are also believed to
be responsible for other cases of robbery, snatch theft and
housebreaking in the Yishun Estate.
Seven of them will be charged in court on Saturday for robbery
with hurt which carries a maximum of 20 years jail and at least 12
strokes of the cane. The other suspect will be charged with
housebreaking and theft, for which he can be jailed up to 14 years,
if convicted.