Police arrest parents who left son during jewellery store robbery - Update

Police say they've arrested the man and woman who robbed a Philadelphia jewellery store on Saturday and left their four-year-old son behind as they got away.

The couple were arrested together in a motel in Roosevelt Boulevard. John Benson, 47, and Sheakia Stubbs, 31, are charged with robbery, child endangerment, and attempted murder.



South Detectives captain Laurence Nodiff says the pair had their four-year-old son with them on Saturday when they grabbed more than a dozen rings worth about $50,000 and ran from the "Platinum and Ice" jewellery store.

The store owner chased them until, according to police, Stubbs slashed him in the neck with some sort of sharp object. The couple ran away, leaving the boy behind. The store owner required nearly a dozen stitches.



DHS is caring for the boy whom Nodiff says helped track down the suspects. "The child, as a result of a debriefing by the Special Victims Unit, was able to give us some information to help us locate the parents."

Police say Benson has 24 prior arrests, and Stubbs three.

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