Armed robbery charges, Runcorn
Police have charged an 18-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man following investigations into the armed robbery of a boy at Runcorn this afternoon.
It will be alleged around 3pm a 16-year-old boy was at the Runcorn Railway Station when he was approached by a man and a woman.
The pair allegedly threatened the boy with a knife and demanded money and cigarettes.
The boy complied with their demands and handed over a sum of cash.
No one was physically injured during the incident.
An 18-year-old Acacia Ridge woman and a 29-year-old Heatley man have both been charged with one count of armed robbery in company.
They are due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday.
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