Durban cellphone thief stabs Good Samaritan

A MAN is due to appear in court on Monday, 15 February, following his arrest for common robbery and assault. 

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According to Capt Muzi Maphumulo from Durban Central SAPS, it is alleged that on 11 February at about  9.30pm, a metered taxi driver was waiting for a client along Anton Lembede Street in Durban.

“The man was talking on the cellphone when suddenly a man snatched it and ran away. The man chased the suspect, however, he threw the cellphone to an accomplice who ran away with it,” said Maphumulo.

Maphumulo said a community member was stabbed by the suspect while trying to assist.

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“Durban Central Police responded and arrested the knife-wielding suspect, and also recovered the knife. The injured community member was taken to Addington Hospital for medical attention and was in a stable condition,” he said.

The man is expected to appear in Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday for charges of robbery and grievous bodily harm (GBH).

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