A MAN was assaulted with a screwdriver at the Kippax shopping centre early on Tuesday when he refused to hand over his phone to his alleged assailant.
A 29-year-old man is facing the ACT Magistrate’s Court charged in relation to an aggravated robbery in Kippax.
About 3.35am, police allege the 29-year-old approached a man outside the Kippax shopping centre requesting to use his phone.
When the man refused, it is alleged the 29-year-old produced a screwdriver and assaulted the man.
Police say it is further alleged the 29-year-old stole the assaulted man’s Ford Ranger utility.
The 29-year-old was located in Cootamundra, NSW, following a single-vehicle collision, where he was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Wagga Wagga Court on Wednesday granted his extradition to the ACT.
He faces charges including aggravated robbery and taking a motor vehicle without consent.
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