Three-year jail term upheld for knifepoint robbery

TDT | Manama

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The Criminal Appeals Court has upheld a three-year prison term for a young repeat offender who robbed a lift technician at knifepoint in a residential block, taking his mobile phone and car key.

Shortly after 1pm, the technician was servicing the lift on the third floor. He left a bag with personal items outside the car.

A masked man approached and asked why he was there.

The technician finished the job, went to the ground floor and left the bag upstairs.

Contents

When he returned, the bag was open and its contents disturbed.

The man was still there, holding the technician’s perfume bottle.

He produced a small folding knife, demanded the phone and the car key, told the technician to raise his hands and reached into his pockets to take them.

Passcode

He then asked for the passcode. The technician, afraid, gave it.

The assailant opened the photo gallery, WhatsApp and email, told the technician to face the wall and fled down the stairs with the phone, perfume and key.

The victim called police from a second handset. Officers arrived, searched with him, and identified and arrested the suspect.

Statement

He was found with the knife, the stolen phone and perfume, and a toy pistol. His statement was taken at the security directorate.

Checks showed prior convictions. Judges left the three -years entence in place.