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10-Year-Old Boy Skipped School to Rob $642,906 Luxury Watch with Gang

10-Year-Old Boy Skipped School to Rob $642,906 Luxury Watch with Gang

He used a sledgehammer to smash glass display cases during the robbery.

A 10-year-old boy in Hong Kong has been arrested for robbing a watch shop. He and his gang robbed watches worth HK$3.7 million ($500,000).

A 10-year-old boy in Hong Kong has been arrested for robbing a watch shop. He and his gang robbed watches worth HK$3.7 million ($500,000).

The robbery happened at the "VIP Station" watch shop in Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui district on September 11.

During the robbery, three armed men entered the store around 3:40 p.m. They used knives to threaten staff.

One of them used a sledgehammer to break a display table collecting watches.

They took 20 luxury watches worth about HK$3.7 million. Four robbers escaped in a Toyota.

It was reported that the 10-year-old boy was allegedly paid HK$5,000 ($638) to skip school. He asked to take part in the robbery. 

It was reported that the 10-year-old boy was allegedly paid HK$5,000 ($638) to skip school. He asked to take part in the robbery. 

He was wearing a school uniform and jacket while robbing the store. 

He brought a knife. He used a sledgehammer to smash glass display cases during the robbery.

This boy came to Hong Kong from Pakistan in 2018 to join his parents.

He was arrested by police when leaving school on September 12 evening.

Three other suspects have also been arrested.

10-Year-Old Boy Skipped School to Rob $642,906 Luxury Watch with Gang

On September 11, a 19-year-old Pakistani man was arrested near Kowloon Peak on the robbery day. The stolen watches were found in a backpack,  as Mothership reported.

(Photo by HK01)

A 17-year-old Pakistani student, the brother of one of the suspects, was also detained on suspicion of misleading police.

(Photo by HK01)

10-Year-Old Boy Skipped School to Rob $642,906 Luxury Watch with Gang

On September 12, a 14-year-old Indian boy, a student in Kowloon, was arrested during a raid in a guest house in Yuen Long.

(Photo by Freepik)

10-Year-Old Boy Skipped School to Rob $642,906 Luxury Watch with Gang

The police still searching for the driver of the getaway car.

But police have been found the vehicle used in the robbery in Kowloon Bay. Police also found a knife and two hammers from the car.

10-Year-Old Boy Skipped School to Rob $642,906 Luxury Watch with Gang

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