About 8pm on Tuesday, January 5, three men allegedly armed with knives entered a business at Betty Cuthbert Avenue, Ermington, and threatened two male employees before demanding cash and physically assaulting the older staff member.
Both employees were then allegedly detained and bound, before the group stole cash and left the area.
Emergency services were contacted a short time later after a customer located the men and rendered assistance.
The younger man was treated at the scene, while the older man was taken to hospital with head injuries.
By the end of the week, police were raiding homes at Bankstown and Bardia and two men, aged 19 and 21, were charged. Police also allegedly seized a number of items relevant to the investigation.
The younger man was charged with armed with intent to commit indictable offence, commit s114 offence (having previous conviction), police pursuit – not stop – drive recklessly, unlicensed for Class (Class C, R, LR or MR), steal motor vehicle, two counts of robbery armed with offensive weapon and two counts of being carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
The older man was charged with two counts of robbery armed with offensive weapon and three counts of being carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
Police will allege in court that the men were involved in the armed robbery at the Ermington business earlier this week.
It will also be alleged that the men were involved in an armed robbery at a telecommunications store at Dampier Place, Prestons, in November last year.
Charge men after two staff bound in hold-up
A MAN from Bankstown has been charged after two employees were allegedly detained during an armed robbery at a business in Sydney’s north-west last week.
