A man and teenage boy have been charged following investigations into the alleged robbery of another man at a public toilet block in Beaudesert last Sunday.
It will be alleged around 7.30pm the 26-year-old man entered the amenities block in a park on Beaudesert Nerang Road and Brooklands Drive where he noticed a man inside.
As the victim went in to a cubicle he was approached from behind by another man where it will be alleged he produced a knife and demanded his wallet and phone.
The victim complied and handed over his wallet before it will be further alleged the two men used a rope to tie the cubicle door shut.
The pair fled and the man was able to force his way out of the cubicle and contact police.
He was not injured.
The 18-year-old man and 17-year-old boy, both from Beaudesert, have been charged with armed robbery, deprivation of liberty, attempted fraud and possess utensils.
The man is expected to appear in the Beaudesert Magistrates Court on April 2.
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