Boy Sentenced to 11 Years Prison for Mugging Mates for $3

July 12, 2001 - 0:0
ANKARA A 16 year-old who robbed 3.75 million lira (around 3 dollars) and a wristwatch off two friends has been sentenced to 11 years and one month imprisonment, the daily *** Hurriyet**** reported Wednesday as carried by DPA. The boy, referred to only as U.D., had been playing at a video arcade in the southern city of Adana when it was alleged that he pretended to have a gun in his pocket and ordered his friends to hand over their money. U.D. told the court that he and his friends had been betting on the outcome of their games and that he was owed 10 million lira by his friends. He said the money he received and the watch was in payment for this debt.