A knife-wielding man tried to rob a 7-Eleven service station but an employee managed to trap him before police arrived to arrest him.
Suvam Dhakal threatened the 20-year-old employee with a knife and demanded cash at the service station at Wentworth Ave, Pendle Hill, on Monday about 12.15am.
The worker managed to retreat to a back room and remotely locked all the shop’s doors, trapping the 24-year-old offender who was unable to leave before police arrived to find him inside.
No injuries were reported.
The man was arrested and taken to Parramatta Police Station where subsequent checks revealed he was wanted over an outstanding warrant.
He was charged with armed with intent to commit an indictable offence, demand property with menaces with intent to steal, destroying or damaging property greater than $2000 and less than $5000, and shoplifting value less than $2000.
Three warrants were executed for domestic violence and drug offences.
He was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to the above offences as well as to domestic-related stalk/intimidate intending to cause fear of physical harm, contravening a prohibition /restriction in a domestic AVO, failing to appear in accordance with bail acknowledgment and destroying or damaging property.
He was remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced on June 18.
Extracted in full from: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/parramatta/suvam-dhakal-attempted-to-rob-7eleven-service-station-at-pendle-hill/news-story/0d5147d86a4b30c721693f725f7b88f0
