Man dressed as Santa robs store, assaults attendant

By: MTI
2009-12-07 10:23

A man dressed as Saint Nicholas robbed a lottery ticket and DVD rental store in Bekescsaba (SE Hungary) on Saturday evening, the police told MTI on Sunday.

 

The robber assaulted the woman working in the store, spraying her with gas, and left with about 200,000 forints from the till. The police are still searching for the man, who left the scene in a light-coloured Lada.

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