purpose clause

[navi tasan]

Are these sentences correct:

1-They had to know that there would be a robbery here to have their cameras ready to film it.
2-How could they know that there would be a robbery here to have their cameras ready to film it?

 

[riverkid]

Are these sentences correct:

1-They had to know that there would be a robbery here to have their cameras ready to film it.
2-How could they know that there would be a robbery here to have their cameras ready to film it?

I think the second one would be more natural with 'and' replacing 'to',

How could they know that there would be a robbery here and [to] have their cameras ready to film it?

if it is a response/rejection of sentence 1.