Man arrested for alleged supermarket robbery attempt using metal rod

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The 24-year-old allegedly walked into a supermarket along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 7 and placed a metal rod on the cashier’s neck before demanding money.

New: You can now listen to articles.SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old man was arrested on Sunday several hours after an alleged supermarket robbery attempt in Choa Chu Kang .Preliminary investigations revealed that the man had allegedly walked into a supermarket along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 7 with a metal rod, the police said in a news release."The cashier did not accede to the demand and the man left the supermarket. No injuries were reported," said the police.

Jurong Police Division officers established the man's identity through ground enquiries and with the aid of images from police cameras. He was arrested within two hours of the report and a metal rod was seized as a case exhibit.If convicted, he faces no less than two years and no more than seven years in jail, as well as at least six strokes of the cane.

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