Man charged after allegedly robbing store in Bukit Batok with knife
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SINGAPORE - A 40-year-old man was charged on Tuesday (April 20) with committing armed robbery.
Muhamad Ismail Zainuddin had allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven store in Bukit Batok Street 52 while armed with a knife.
Police were alerted at about 4.25am on Monday.
The man demanded that the victim open the store's cash register, police said in a statement on Monday.
Muhamad Ismail is also alleged to have taken eight packs of cigarettes, worth about $100, before fleeing.
But he was caught within two hours following ground inquiries and with the help of close-circuit television images from the store.
Muhamad Ismail is being remanded for a week for further investigations. His case is expected to be heard again on April 27.
If convicted, he faces up to 14 years in jail and at least 12 strokes of the cane.
