Punched, stole a bag - and fled: Young man charged with robbing a disabled woman in a wheelchair | Footage
The Southern District Attorney's Office filed an indictment against an 18-year-old from Rahat, accused of robbing a disabled woman in a wheelchair in Be'er Sheva in June. According to the suspicion, he stopped the wheelchair, punched her, and snatched her bag. He was arrested after attempting to use the stolen credit card, and is charged with aggravated robbery.
The Southern District Attorney's Office filed an indictment with the Be'er Sheva District Court against an 18-year-old from Rahat, for the robbery of a woman who uses a wheelchair in the city, in June. According to the suspicion, the defendant stopped the wheelchair in the middle of the street, punched the woman, and demanded her bag. After she resisted, he snatched the bag by force and fled. The report was received at the police hotline during the night hours. About an hour after the incident, the defendant arrived at a bank branch in Rahat and attempted to perform transactions with a credit card stolen from the victim. He was arrested shortly thereafter and transferred for questioning at the Be'er Sheva station. At the end of the investigation, the prosecution filed an indictment charging him with aggravated robbery and use of an essential component of a payment instrument. The article includes video documentation of the robbery, provided by the police spokesperson's unit.