The cell phone sale went awry Tuesday night in Sherbrooke when a seller attacked two people who wanted the device without paying.
Someone interested in the device displayed on a classifieds site made an appointment with the seller in the vestibule of a building on rue Terrill.
When the cellphone seller arrived he threw it on the ground and kicked it. The device was also stolen from him.explanation of Sherbrooke Police Department spokesman, Martin Carrier.
The two suspects fled the area.
The victim was able to contact us. One of the suspects was found in the hallway of an apartment building. The 27-year-old man arrested could be charged with robberymentioned the SPS spokesperson.
Martin Carrier recalled the importance of avoiding such transactions. He invites people to favor areas with bright lighting, monitored cameras and even inside businesses.
A trading area was inaugurated at the SPS headquarters in 2019.
We offer a neutral zone for doing this type of transaction in front of the headquarters. The place is used daily for various exchanges of goods or even for child care. It is a safe place with surveillance cameras that work 24 hours a day.recollection by Martin Carrier of SPS.
The latter suggests that this type of violent event during transactions between individuals is frequent in Montreal.
Some transactions have actually gone bad with the use of knivesthe SPS spokesperson lamented.
Source: Radio-Canada
