Update: Attempted armed robbery, Torquay

Police have charged a man following investigations into the attempted armed robbery of a convenience store in Torquay yesterday afternoon.

It will be alleged that around 5.40pm, a man entered the Bideford Street store armed with a knife and demanded money from the attendant.

The attendant declined and the man fled empty handed.

A 23-year-old Torquay man has been charged with one count of attempted armed robbery.

He is due to appear in the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court tomorrow.

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