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Attempted carjacker busted in Pinetown

Shoppers assisted a victim of attempted carjacking in a parking lot.

A MAN appeared in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court for attempted carjacking last Thursday.

It is alleged that on Tuesday, 9 June, at about 6pm, the complainant noticed three men following them in the St John’s Avenue Checkers parking lot.

Pinetown SAPS communications officer, Cst Phindile Radebe, said one of the men pulled out a gun and pointed it at the complainant.

“The man demanded the car keys and the complainant tried to grab the gun from the man. People who witnessed the incident assisted the complainant and the three men fled the scene,” said Radebe.

A 25-year-old man was arrested by Pinetown SAPS with the help of a security guard.

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