Two people have been arrested in connection with a distraction theft and robbery that left an elderly man injured outside a Scarborough shopping plaza last month, police said.

Toronto police said in a news release Sunday that officers responded to a call for an assault in a shopping plaza in the area of Eglinton Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue at around 4:20 p.m. on Sep. 16.

The two accused approached an elderly man while he was in his vehicle and offered him money and a watch, police said.

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When the man declined, the accused removed the victim's Rolex watch causing injuries to his arm and hand.

Police said the two accused fled the area in a dark-coloured van.

A 39-year-old man with no fixed address and a 25-year-old woman fro

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