While on patrol in the Makause informal settlement last Saturday, officers from the Primrose Police Station heard screams for help.
“When they reached the man who had been screaming two men ran from the scene,” said communications officer for the Primrose police, Sgt Styles Maome.
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The police was told that the two men, both aged 21 years old, had attempted to steal the victim’s motorcycle after hitting him in the face with a brick.
“The officers chased after the suspects, cornered them and arrested them.
“They were taken to the Primrose Police Station where they were charged with common robbery,” said Maome.
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The men have since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court, where their case was postponed for a bail application.
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