On Friday, police said that they arrested the two culprits after the van used in the robberies was found parked outside a St Paul's Bay residence
Police have arrested two men in connection to two lotto booth robberies that took place earlier this week.
On Tuesday afternoon in Birkirkara, police responded to a report of an armed robbery in a Birkirkara lotto booth.
According to initial investigations, the perpetrator was masked and armed with a knife. He reached through the booth’s window to seize cash from the cashier, a 57-year-old woman. The woman sustained injuries while attempting to resist the theft.
A few hours later, police responded to yet another report of a lotto booth robbery, this time in Burmarrad.
On Friday, police said that they arrested the two culprits, saying that one of them is a Serbian man who lives in Mosta and the other is a Syrian man who lives in St Paul’s Bay.
The van that was allegedly used in the robberies was found parked outside a St Paul’s Bay residence.
The suspects are being held at Police HQ in Floriana while investigations and a magisterial inquiry continue.