The first robbery that occurred in ST's life was not the burglary case that resulted in the 7 stitches. Well it happened when he was 17 yrs, still a student.

Every day he had to take a long walk to and fro school. In one part of the walk, he had to cut thru a disused railway. Sometimes he walked alone, sometimes with friends. There would usually be people infront or behind in the same route.

One such afternoon, he was passing by the disused rail line. He walked down the steps, crossed over the line, then proceeded to walk back up the steps on the other side. This part of the steps had long overgrown weeds. Suddenly two men jumped up and demanded for his watch. They looked like drug addicts. Of course two against one, the wise choice was to give in. Anyway the watch was not hugely expensive. But it was the first nasty experience that stayed in memory.