When we talk about the taking of another’s property or money, two criminal offences that come to mind for most people are robbery and theft. While these crimes have some similarities, they are actually two different types of criminal offences with key differences.
Robbery is the crime of depriving another of their property by stealing it from them – a theft with the added component of violence. The person who is accused of the crime will have taken the property forcibly in some manner. They might have assaulted the person. They could have pretended to have a weapon to scare the person to give up their property. They may even have used a weapon to commit the offence.
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