A thief robbed a Cospicua store at knifepoint on Friday evening and made a getaway before police could arrive at the scene.
The man entered a shop on Triq Santa Tereża at around 6.30pm and ordered the cashier, a 30-year-old woman who lives in Gżira, to hand over money in the till. He was armed with a knife at the time.
Magistrate Aaron Bugeja is leading an inquiry into the theft.