SINGAPORE: Two men suspected of robbing an elderly taxi driver have been arrested, the Singapore Police Force said in a news release on Wednesday (May 16).
The incident happened last Friday when the victim, a 73-year-old taxi driver, picked up two male passengers along Tanglin Halt Road at about 9.20pm.
AdvertisementUpon arriving at their destination - an open-air carpark at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park - the men restrained the victim.
They robbed the taxi driver of around S$50 cash and fled the scene, said police, who received the report at around 10pm.
A 21-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday along Holland Drive while his 20-year-old accomplice was arrested the next day at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 2.
Both men will be charged in court on Thursday with robbery with common intention.
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