Taxi hijacked in Reedville

A taxi driver was robbed of his car by a man known to him on Sunday morning.
The victim was driving his red Toyota Tazz (SKZ307GP) along Santo Domingo Street, Reedville, and stopped to go into a spaza shop.
“He then went back to his car, started it and before he could drive off, a man known to him approached and accused him of having stolen his cellphone the night before,” explained Capt Johannes Ramphora, communications officer at Springs SAPS.

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The driver denied having stolen the man’s cellphone.
“The man started to assault the victim. The victim then switched off the engine and removed the key from the ignition.
“But the man managed to get the key, got into the car and drove off,” he added.
The car was recovered and the suspect was arrested.

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