Former Mos Burger employee who robbed his old employer with a knife was sentenced to 4 years and 10 months in prison by the Tainan District Court

A former employee of Mos Burger named Su robbed his old restaurant with a knife. The clerk threw money to lure the enemy to protect the customers. The Tainan District Court sentenced Su to 4 years and 10 months in prison for the crime of robbery with a weapon. (provided by the public)

After a woman surnamed Su left her job at Mos Burger, she returned to her old employer with a kitchen knife to search for cash. In order to protect customers, a clerk surnamed Jian took the banknotes and threw them out of the store and shouted, "I'll give you the money." After a trial, the Tainan District Court sentenced Su to four years and 10 months for robbery with a weapon.

The verdict pointed out that Su Nv had worked at Mos Burger’s Tainan West store and was familiar with the store environment and cash register operation. In the evening of mid-April this year, Su Nv walked into the store carrying a kitchen knife and a fruit knife, opened the cash register and grabbed 5,000 yuan. Upon seeing this, the clerk surnamed Cai stepped forward to stop her. The clerk surnamed Jian also shouted to the police at the same time. Su Nv immediately put down the money, but pulled out a kitchen knife from the bag and held it up high. The atmosphere at the scene became tense.

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Faced with the threat of a sharp knife, the clerk surnamed Cai immediately raised his chair to defend himself. The clerk surnamed Jian considered that there were still customers in the store. In order to avoid the conflict from escalating, he immediately took 5,000 yuan, walked quickly to the low wall at the door and shouted, "I'll give you the money." He lured Su away and took the opportunity to evacuate the customers. Su turned to Jian and took away the cash on the low wall. Then she returned to the counter with a knife and tried to search for another cash register. She left because the machine was locked but failed.

After investigation, the prosecutor determined that Su Nu was involved in the crimes of quasi-robbery with a weapon and robbery with a weapon. The two criminals had different intentions, and it was recommended that they be punished separately. The defense lawyer argued that the crime took only about 30 seconds, and she did not injure anyone with a knife. In addition, Su's physical and mental deterioration and financial distress caused her to request the court to reduce her sentence in accordance with the law.

The Tainan District Court held that Su’s use of the knife had the intention of evading arrest and taking money, and she was an imaginary conspirator who committed several crimes in one act. She should be sentenced to the first level of robbery with a weapon. The judge considered that after Su's parents passed away, her physical and mental illness worsened, making it difficult to find a job and make her life difficult. The crime was excusable and her sentence was reduced in accordance with the law.