SINGAPORE - Two men, aged 27 and 57, who each allegedly assaulted and robbed a woman and a man in separate incidents, were charged in court on Wednesday with voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery.

In the first case involving the younger man, a 35-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted and robbed in Boon Lay Drive. The police said they were alerted to the incident at 10.45pm on Sunday.

Goh Jun Liang, a Malaysian national, is said to have hit the woman’s back with a metal water bottle three times. He then took $260 in cash from the victim before he fled.

Officers from the Jurong Police Division identified the man through images from closed-circuit television cameras and inquiries, and arrested him on Monday, the police said in a statement on Wednesday. The victim’s money was recovered.

Separately, the police were alerted at 11.40am on Monday to an alleged assault and robbery at a Housing Board block in Bukit Panjang Ring Road involving a 69-year-old victim.

Oh It Meng took the victim’s wallet and cellphone, a Samsung Galaxy A33. The court heard he also punched the victim twice in the face.

He attempted to flee, but was detained by the victim and passers-by. He was then arrested by the police.

The offence carries a jail term of five to 20 years and no fewer than 12 strokes of the cane.