The police of Brussels-Ixelles stopped the "robber of Marolles"

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The police of the Brussels Capital-Ixelles area arrested last Friday the "robber Marolles", said Thursday the Brussels Public Prosecutor's Office.

The suspect SM, aged 21, was placed under arrest for four extortion and armed robbery committed between 25 August and 17 September in the district of Marolles and for an armed robbery perpetrated in Anderlecht. The suspect was arrested Friday at his home in the Flemish region.

During her hearing, confronted with several pieces of evidence, including videosurveillance images taken at the scene of the misdeeds, S.M. recognized the four violent robberies in the city center of Brussels. The police investigation of Brussels Capital-Ixelles also determined that he was the author of an armed robbery committed in Anderlecht, which the suspect also acknowledged during his hearing.

As a reminder, the young man was guilty of violent extortion in the lobby of a building on Rue du Chevreuil, robbing his victim of his belongings under the constraint of a firearm. traffic light. He also committed three armed robberies at pubs in the Marolles district. It operated only at night. He injured several people during his robberies.