14-05-2025
Man charged with attempted armed robbery after he allegedly used metal rod to assault 2 women
On May 14, Mohamad Hairil Mohamad Salleh, 40, was in court to receive one charge of attempting to commit robbery while armed with a weapon. PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
Man charged with attempted armed robbery after he allegedly used metal rod to assault 2 women
SINGAPORE - A man allegedly used a metal dumbbell handle to assault two women, aged 30 and 82, during a broad daylight robbery attempt in Tampines on May 12.
On May 14, Mohamad Hairil Mohamad Salleh, 40, was in court to receive one charge of attempting to commit robbery while armed with a weapon
He is accused of targeting the women at the ground floor lift lobby of Block 287 Tampines Street 22 shortly before 1.30pm on the day of the alleged incident.
According to the police, the Singaporean man had approached the two women and allegedly asked them to hand over their valuables.
When they did not do so, he allegedly used a metal rod to assault them. The women sustained injuries and were conveyed conscious to the hospital, the police added.
Court documents and the police did not say how the women got away from their assailant or provide details of their injuries.
Using footage from police and CCTV cameras, officers identified and arrested the man.
Hairil's case will be mentioned again in court on May 21.
If convicted of the offence, he can be jailed for between five and 20 years, and receive at least 12 strokes of the cane.
Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times' court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts.
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