Hong Kong police have arrested a 10-year-old boy on suspicion of taking part in a HK$3.7 million robbery on Monday.
The Form One pupil was paid HK$5,000 to join the gang that raided the watch shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, says an insider. The gang fled with 20 luxury watches.
“The investigation revealed that he skipped school on that day,” the insider says.
The boy was arrested by police when he left his school on Tuesday evening.
In the raid, a trio of robbers ambushed the store at 3.40pm on Monday, with one of them using a sledgehammer to smash display counters. The group grabbed 20 watches worth about HK$3.7 million before fleeing in a car driven by a fourth person.
Under the law, no person below the age of 10 can be found guilty of a criminal offence. This is known as the age of criminal responsibility.
