A 57-year-old lotto receiver from Naxxar had to be treated for shock following a hold-up at his lotto office in Triq il-Kbira, Balzan at about 11 a.m. yesterday.
The police said less than Lm300 were stolen when a man, whose face was covered with the hood of his jacket and who carried a firearm, barged into the lotto office and demanded all the money. There was no one else inside the office at the time of the hold-up.
The lotto receiver had no other option but to hand over the cash to the robber who then ran away.
The police said medical assistance had to be sought for the lotto receiver as he was suffering from shock.
Magistrate Silvio Meli appointed a team of court experts to help in an inquiry.
The police are investigating the case.