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Raid
at Bondi Beach hotel - 6th December 2007
(Credit:
The Sydney Morning Herald)
Robbers have held up a popular
hotel on Sydney's Bondi Beach, assaulting a woman
before making off with a substantial haul of cash,
police say.
Two
men, one of them possibly armed with a knife,
entered the beachfront Swiss-Grand, on Campbell
Parade, at 2.40am today.
One
of the men put a female staff member in a headlock
after walking behind the front counter.
A
second employee who came to her assistance was
then forced to open the hotel safe.
Police
said the men stole a substantial amount of cash
before they fled on foot along Curlewis Street.
A
police spokeswoman said the hotel employees did
not see any weapons.
"One
of the staff members believes he had a knife but
couldn't actually see it," the spokeswoman
said.
"It
was in his pocket or up his sleeve."
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The woman who was assaulted was uninjured but
taken to Prince of Wales Hospital as a precaution.
A
crime scene has been established and forensic
experts are searching the hotel for evidence.
The
first robber was described as being of Mediterranean
or Middle Eastern appearance, aged in his mid
to late 20s, 175 centimetres tall, of solid build,
with black spiky hair of about three to four centimetres
in length.
He
was said to be wearing a white cap, blue denim
shirt, gloves and a garment covering his mouth.
The
second man was also described as being of Mediterranean
or Middle Eastern appearance, aged in his mid
to late 20s, 170 centimetres tall, of thin build
with a gaunt face, with a small amount of facial
hair under his bottom lip.
He
was said to be wearing a black cap with a logo,
blue pants and a blue shirt.
Anyone
with information is urged to phone Crime Stoppers
on 1800 333 000.
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