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Robbery victim gets his laptop back and withdraws case
Unaware of the dangers, a man from Thokoza spent some quiet time walking through the park in Petersen Street, Eden Park, at about 20:00 on Sunday.
EDEN PARK – While taking in the silence, he was robbed by two armed men who took his laptop.
The man had noticed a blue Volkswagen Golf parked near the park with five occupants – four men and a woman.
Two men suddenly emerged from the parked vehicle, followed him and grabbed his laptop.
One of the robbers, wearing a striped shirt and a dark jacket, pulled out a firearm and pointed it at the man.
Walking home, the man met an eyewitness who saw everything.
The witness also knew the robbers and even where they lived.
The robbers were arrested the same evening and appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Monday.
Eden Park SAPS reported that the man withdrew the case after his laptop was returned to him.
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