SINGAPORE - Two teenagers, who committed armed robbery"inspired" by crime television series Crimewatch, were each ordered on Thursday to undergo reformative training for at least a year.
Offenders can be detained for up to 4½ years depending on what the court deems as most appropriate for their rehabilitation. The two older teenagers pleaded guilty in court on June 28 to one count each of committing armed robbery.He was sent last month to the Singapore Boys' Home to serve a two-year sentence.
Theophileous then recalled a segment in Crimewatch about robbery cases targeting sex workers and the trio decided to commit a similar offence.
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