Man arrested for alleged robbery attempt using meat hook
The 33-year-old was arrested within 10 hours of the police report.
The man left the boning hook behind as he fled the scene. (Photo: Singapore Police Force)
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SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to rob an elderly man with a boning hook.
The police said they were called to the case along Chander Road in the Little India area at about 4am on Sunday (Dec 10).
“An elderly male victim reported that an unknown man had allegedly attempted to rob him with a boning hook and demanded his gold chain with two pendants valued at S$10,000,” the police said in a news release on Monday.
The victim refused and a struggle ensued.
The gold chain subsequently broke and the suspect fled without the jewellery, leaving behind the boning hook - a tool typically used in butchery to handle meat.
Following ground enquiries and with the aid of images from police cameras and closed-circuit television (CCTV), Central Police Division officers established the man’s identity and arrested him within 10 hours of the report.
The man will be charged in court on Tuesday with the offence of armed robbery. If found guilty, he could face a jail term of between three and 14 years and at least 12 strokes of the cane.
