Daylight robber: Arun being pinned down after he attacked the man in red (right) with a knife in this file picture. — The Straits Times Asia News Network
SINGAPORE: A 39-year-old Indonesian man was sentenced to 12 years in jail and 24 strokes of the cane for a brazen and violent robbery that shocked a lunchtime crowd in the centre of the financial district more than a year ago.
Arun, who goes by one name, was detained by several passers-by after stabbing Kang Tie Tie, a courier for moneychangers, outside the Raffles Place MRT station before making off with his bag containing nearly S$800,000 (RM2.4mil).
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