Charges: Armed robbery with violence, Nerang
Two teenage boys will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act in relation to the robbery of a 66-year-old man at Nerang in the early hours of this morning.
It will be alleged that around 3.30am, a man was walking through a shopping centre on Tibbing Street when he was approached by the two teenagers.
The pair asked the man for a cigarette, and when the man refused, one of the youths allegedly struck the man on the side of the head and produced a knife.
The man handed over money and his mobile phone, and the pair fled the scene on foot.
The 66-year-old man did not require medical treatment.
The boys, aged 13 and 16-years-old have each been charged with robbery with violence.
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