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Girl, 10, Robbed Of $1, Empty Cans

Men To Face Unarmed Robbery Charges

POSTED: 10:49 am EDT July 18, 2008
UPDATED: 6:27 pm EDT July 18, 2008

A 10-year-old girl was robbed of $1 and a bag of aluminum cans in Attleborough on Wednesday.

"He peeled my fingers off the bag, and he took the bottles," Mahogany Bethea said.

She said it happened at the Seabra redemption center in Attleborough at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. She said that a man approach her and snatched the bag containing cans she was returning to get spending money.

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"I just couldn't believe that somebody would do that in the middle of the day with people shopping. It was just outrageous," Mahogany's mother said.

The incident has people in the community very upset.

"It's disgusting. I don't know. I don't know what to say," one resident said.

"I think it's a disgrace," another resident said.

Police said that Robert Rowell, 43, who police said is homeless, and Kevin P. Egan, 50, were arrested after the girl identified them through a photo array.

The men pleaded not guilty to unarmed robbery charges and were ordered held on $150 bail. They are due back in court on Aug. 6.

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