The Police in Malamulele outside Giyani arrested five suspects after they committed a business robbery at one of the shops in Madonsi Menele Village.

It is alleged the Police received a report about a business robbery in progress on Thursday 1 August.

“The dedicated Police officers responded quickly to the incident. The owner of the shop was found injured and the suspects had already fled the scene. The five suspects, driving a white Ford focus, arrived at the shop pointed the owner with a firearm while assaulting him. The suspects managed to rob him of an undisclosed amount of money, cellphones, airtime vouchers and cigarettes,” Col Moatshe Ngoepe said.

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The Police followed the described motor vehicle. The five suspects were arrested near a local grave yard. The Police recovered one firearm and a variety of items believed to be part of the robbed properties, according to Ngoepe.

Listen to the police report:

The suspects will appear before the Malamulele Magistrate court on charges of business robbery and being in possession of an firearm without a license.

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