A COUPLE were sprayed in the face and robbed of cash.
The man and woman, both in their 20s, were in a newsagents in The Triangle, Laindon when the attack happened.
They were in the post office area of the shop with their cash when they were approached by a man.
He sprayed them in the face before grabbing the the money.
The robber fled and it is believed he may have escaped on a motorbike.
The raid happened at 2pm yesterday.
*More in Wednesday's Echo
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