‘Give me €20 for pot’ thief begs

WHILE being chased away by a female kiosk employee he had tried to rob in Larnaca, a man begged her for €20 to buy cannabis, it was reported yesterday.

As he legged it, the man shouted “I am a drug addict; give me €20 so that I can buy cannabis.”

The incident happened on Athinon Street in the Oroklini at around 7am.

The young man went into the kiosk and asked for cigarettes but when it was time to pay, he pulled out a metal rod from his pocket and demanded the cash.

The woman refused and grabbing a wooden club she kept nearby for security, she chased the would-be robber.

The attempted robbery was recorded by security cameras and the footage handed over to police.

 

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