Sisters stand up against robber

With increasing reports of people being targeted for person-to-person robbery in the city, two sisters fought back when they found themselves the target of a robber in Landdros Maré Street on Monday.

POLOKWANE – With increasing reports of people being targeted for person-to-person robbery in the city, two sisters fought back when they found themselves the target of a robber in Landdros Maré Street on Monday.
Angela de Ponte and her sister, Maria Paolini were out for lunch when they decided to walk to a clothing store in Landdros Maré Street. The women were waiting at a traffic light when they were approached by a man.
“It seemed that he was just walking by and I only got a glimpse of him as he passed. He then grabbed my necklace and tried to rip it off my neck…”

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