Birkirkara handbag snatching: Qormi man, 36, arrested after CCTV review
An 81-year-old woman was robbed in Birkirkara on Sunday evening. A 36-year-old man from Qormi was arrested on Wednesday and is held in Floriana.
Suspect held after elderly woman's bag snatched on Triq Santa Lieni
A 36-year-old man from Qormi was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the robbery of an 81-year-old woman in Birkirkara, maltatoday.com.mt reports.
The incident took place at around 7pm on Sunday on Triq Santa Lieni, where the woman was approached by a man dressed in black who snatched her handbag and fled the scene. The victim was not physically injured.
She went directly to a police station to report the robbery. Investigators analysed security footage from the area, which led them to identify the suspect.
The man is currently being held at the police lock-up in Floriana pending further investigations and is expected to be brought before a court in the coming days.
Source: Times of Malta