Woman Says She Didn't Know Boy Had Machete Hidden in Pants During Robbery

Woman says she didn't know boy had machete hidden in pants during robbery

A woman and boy's shoe theft escalated to a machete threat, causing a shopping centre lockdown. Read more about the court sentencing.

Footage of machete-brandishing teen's outlet centre robbery played to court

A 17-year-old boy was with a 19-year-old woman when he confronted a man in the Canberra Outlet Centre on 27 February. Photo: ACT Policing. A confronting incident at a shopping mall earlier this year where a teenager threatened a man with a machete was “a theft that got extremely out of hand”, a defence lawyer has said. A 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old woman went into the Canberra Outlet Centre in Fyshwick on 27 February, where they stole a pair…