A man was charged in court on Sept 5 over his alleged role as the mastermind of a failed robbery of a teenager in August. Benedict Yee Hong Fai, 29, was handed one charge of voluntarily causing hurt to the 19-year-old while attempting to commit a robbery. Yee, who...
A man was charged in court on Sept 5 over his alleged role as the mastermind of a failed robbery of a teenager in August.
In a statement on Sept 5, the police said investigations revealed that Yee had contacted the teen on Aug 29 through messaging platform Telegram, offering to trade cryptocurrencies for cash. At around 6pm that same day, the teen was waiting outside the mall when he was confronted by the other two men. During the confrontation, the teen was punched by one of them.The police managed to track down the three men after establishing their identities through follow-up investigations and the help of CCTV footage and police cameras.All three men were arrested between Aug 30 and Sept 3. The two who assaulted the teen are assisting with investigations and have not been charged.
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