Detectives from the Toowoomba Child Protection and Investigation Unit today charged two teenagers following investigations into the alleged robbery of a 35-year-old woman in Ruthven Street on Monday, August 23.
The 14 and 17 year old boys have both been charged with robbery in company and unlawful use of a motor vehicle and are due to appear in the Toowoomba Children’s Court.
On August 23 , the woman was walking her two dogs, when she was approached by three teenage boys on Ruthven Street at around 5.20pm at the off-leash dog park.
The teens surrounded the woman and threatened her with sticks they picked up in the park, hitting her and pushing her to the ground.
They then stole her mobile phone, credit cards and car keys before fleeing in the woman’s blue 2010 Audi A1 hatchback with Queensland registration 318-YKO.
The vehicle was damaged when the teenage driver reversed into a sandstone block, hitting the rear bumper.
The woman, who sustained minor injuries, was transported to Toowoomba Hospital.
The mobile phone and the badly damaged car were found the next day.
