AAP General News (Australia)
08-31-2011
NSW:Box cutter used in Sydney street robbery
SYDNEY, Aug 31 AAP - A man has been charged with threatening two men with a box cutter
knife in separate incidents in Sydney's west.
A shopkeeper was standing outside his store in Fairfield about 5.15pm (AEST) on Monday
when a robber came up behind him, police said.
The robber allegedly held a box cutter knife to the shopkeeper's throat and demanded money.
The victim handed over his wallet containing the day's takings from his store.
Twenty minutes later, a security guard at a pub had a box cutter knife pointed at him
by a man who then fled the scene, police said.
On Tuesday, police arrested a 23-year-old man at Fairfield and charged him with offences
including robbery and assault.
He was refused bail and is due to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday.
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KEYWORD: BOXCUTTER
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