A 17 year old attempted to rob a twenty-year-old man in the canteen of the Polytechnic School of AUTHthreatening him with a knife. The 20-year-old reacted and forced the would-be robber to run away.
The police were notified, who located and arrested the 17-year-old. In addition to the 17-year-old, his 48-year-old mother was also arrested for neglecting to supervise a minor.