A sum of about €300 was stolen from a woman who was in a Gżira outlet last night.

The police said a hooded man armed with a knife walked into a food store in Nazju Ellul Street at about 6.20pm. A Chinese couple residing in Msida happened to be inside the shop at the time and the thief demanded money from the Chinese woman. He then ran away.

Nobody was injured in the hold-up.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.