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Suspects to appear in court for possession of dangerous weapons and stolen property
The victim was able to identify the suspects in an abandoned property.
Pangas
Four people who were arrested when the Operation Coordinated Committee (OCC) unit was patrolling on Saturday evening are expected to appear at the magistrates’ court for possession of stolen property and dangerous weapons in Mpumalanga Mpumalanga News reports.
The suspects landed themselves in hot water after they attacked an 18-year-old boy and took his iphone 7 worth R17 000.
The unit met the victim while patrolling and complained that he had been robbed of his cellphone and the victim was able to identify one of the suspects at Ext 11.
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Police went with victim when they were patrolling, and they noticed a house that looked abandoned.
“Police went inside the house and found four boys whose ages ranges from 17 to 20 years. They had just finished smoking the dagga. Police searched for the stolen cellphone and pangas were found in their possession and the victim pointed at one of the suspects to be the one who robbed him. They were then arrested them,” said the police.
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– Caxton News Service
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