Winnipeg teens charged in violent downtown robbery
CBC News
Posted: Mar 1, 2013 12:35 PM CST
Last Updated: Mar 1, 2013 12:14 PM CST
A 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old man are facing charges following a violent robbery in Winnipeg’s downtown Wednesday evening.
Police said a 31-year-old man was robbed just before 9:30 p.m. at Broadway and Hargrave Street.
Though the man was injured in the robbery, he was able to flag down officers patrolling the area.
One suspect was found a short distance away and another was found several blocks from the scene.
Now, a 15-year-old girl is facing robbery charges, and a 17-year-old man has been charged with assault.
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