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If a person is armed with an offensive weapon, or instrument, or is in the company of another, robs, or assault with intent to rob anyone, and immediately before, at the time of or immediately after, assaults, wounds or inflicts grievous bodily harm the other person, they commit an offence.
Penalty:
Imprisonment 25 years
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Indictable
Jurisdiction:
District or Supreme Court.
How committed:
Person A approaches Person B and stabs them, at the same time Person A steals Person B’s phone and wallet.
Important note:
Robbery can be simply defined as: stealing from another person and at the time of stealing a threat of violence, or actual violence, is inflicted on the victim.