A POLICEMAN who robbed a businesswoman of $5,000 after threatening her with a replica gun was yesterday jailed for 10 years.
Yu Tai-wing, 43, a senior police constable with 20 years' service, mugged factory boss Chan Fung-chu, 43, as she returned to her office carrying $20,000.
The officer will now be dismissed from the force and stands to lose his $400,000 retirement payment and his pension.
The High Court heard Yu stalked Ms Chan to her office at the Kam Tak Industrial Building, Kwai Chung, after watching her leave a nearby bank.
He pulled out a replica Colt pistol and demanded: ''Don't move. Give me the bag of money quickly!'' Prosecutor Jenny Betts said Ms Chan was terrified and threw down an envelope containing $5,000 which Yu picked up. He was caught by several passers-by.
Yu, who denied robbing Ms Chan on January 21 last year and possessing an imitation firearm, was convicted on both counts yesterday following a four-day trial.
