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Man pleads guilty over failed robbery in which Canberra cafe owner allegedly pulled larger knife on him
A knife-wielding would-be thief who was allegedly chased from a Canberra cafe when the owner pulled a larger knife has pleaded guilty to the botched crime, reminiscent of a famous scene in the film Crocodile Dundee.
Key points:
- Touhid Rahman today pleaded guilty to one charge of attempted aggravated robbery
- Rahman allegedly entered a Canberra cafe with a 20cm knife and demanded money
- The owner then pulled a larger knife from his “knife kit” and chased him away
Touhid Rahman, 36, today pleaded guilty in the ACT Supreme Court to a charge of attempted aggravated robbery over an incident in Canberra’s south last year.
The facts of the case were still disputed on Friday, but police said Rahman threatened the owner of the La Cruzada Café at…
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