Robbery, Helensvale
Police are investigating after a 50-year-old woman was robbed of her car-keys at Helensvale this morning.
Preliminary information indicates that the woman was parking her car in the carpark of a shopping centre on Milaroo Drive around 6.40am, when a man and woman have approached her.
The couple indicated they were armed with a knife and demanded the woman’s car, pulling her from the vehicle.
A male passer-by observed what was happening and intervened, prompting the couple to run from the scene on foot with the woman’s car-keys in their possession.
The 50-year-old woman was not injured during the incident, but was treated by Paramedics at the scene for shock.
Investigations are continuing.
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