THREE men, aged between 21 and 24, were arrested by police for an armed robbery last Thursday in Wyebank.
Pinetown cluster communications officer, Capt Bongumusa Manqele said the victim, aged 38, was walking along Wyebank Road when he was accosted by six suspects, one in possession of a firearm.
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“The victim was robbed of his Samsung cell phone and R5 000 cash. The victim alerted officers who were in a police vehicle in the area and three suspects were later arrested and a toy gun was recovered from one of the suspects.”
Manqele said all the items that were stolen from the victim were recovered.
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