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Woman robbed at gunpoint at Elijah Barayi
The victim had no choice but to hand over her handbag.
A local woman was threatened with a firearm and robbed of her handbag while walking to work.
The incident occurred in the early hours of September 3 at the Elijah Barayi mega housing complex.
At 04:50, the victim was passing the sports ground on her way towards the taxi rank when an unknown man approached her.
The armed attacker pulled out a firearm, pointed it directly at her, and demanded her bag.
Left with no choice, the woman handed over the handbag, which contained her ID, bank cards, a safe key, and money.
Despite the terrifying ordeal, she continued to work before reporting the crime to the police in Carletonville.
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