The University of Johannesburg students who are victims of robbery in Doornfontein are urged to contact the Jeppe police to help with an identity parade.
This comes after three students were recently robbed of their cell phones on two different dates around the Doornfontein university’s campus by two suspects, who have since been arrested.
According to the spokesperson for the Jeppe Police Station, Captain Richard Munyayi, the suspects, both aged 19, were arrested on 13 February.
Two women were robbed of their cell phones when they were coming from campus after studying on Currey and Buxton streets, said Munyayi.
“The suspects accosted the students, threatened them with knives before searching their bags and subsequently taking their cell phones,” he said.
“The victims ran back to the campus and the security personnel came to their rescue and managed to arrest the suspects. They then took them to their guard room and called the police.”
Munyayi report that a day before this incident, on 12 February, another 24-year-old student was also robbed on her way to a bus heading to the campus.
According to Munyayi, this incident happened on Siveright Avenue and Era Street, just a stone’s throw away from where the other two students were robbed. “She was walking when she noticed a man following her and she tried walking faster to avoid him catching up but she noticed another man waiting for her under a bridge.
“Both men approached her and the one who came from behind grabbed her school bag while the other one who was waiting under the bridge took her cell phone and they both ran away.”
Munyani added, “We suspect that the two arrested suspects could be the same suspects who robbed both women.”
He is appealing to other victims to come forward and do an identity parade to identify if these suspects are the ones who are committing the crime in and around Doornfontein and nearby areas.
“Students and the community at large should be careful when walking around these places,” warned Munyai adding that students should make sure they walk in groups to avoid being targeted.
The suspects are expected to appear soon in court while police investigations still continue.
Details: Jeppe Police Station 011 624 6042.
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