Toa Payoh 'curry powder' armed robbery suspect arrested
Photo: Lianhe Wanbao
Friday, Nov 13, 2015
SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 41-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of armed robbery at Block 10 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh.
On Oct 30 at about 7.54pm, a 62-year-old woman reported to the police that she was assaulted and robbed of her handbag inside the lift. The suspect was armed with a knife and had thrown curry powder contained in a transparent container at the victim during the robbery. The container was recovered by the police at the scene.
After police investigations, the suspect was arrested on Nov 12. A container similar to the one recovered at the scene was seized.
If convicted, the suspect faces a jail term between five and 20 years. He also faces at least 12 strokes of the cane.
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