Woman stabbed for cell phone
The victim’s husband heard his wife’s desperate screams over the phone and rushed to assist her.
A KNIFE-wielding thug was arrested after he stabbed a woman in the leg and hands while robbing her of her cell phone in Effingham Heights.
The brutal attack occurred while the victim was talking to her husband over the phone, said W/O Leon Audh, spokesman for the Greenwood Park SAPS.
It is alleged that the suspect accosted the woman at around 6pm on Wednesday night on Adrossan Road. The suspect grabbed the woman from the back and demanded that she hand over her Samsung S3, said Audh.
When the woman turned around to face the suspect, he reportedly pushed her to the ground and began stabbing her right leg, he added.
“While trying to block her face, the victim sustained wounds to her right hand fingers,” he said.
It is believed that the husband heard his wife’s desperate screams and he rushed to her aid.
“He noticed the suspect fleeing the scene and managed to apprehend him and recover the stolen cell phone,” said Audh.
The suspect was handed over to SAPS Greenwood Park for detention.
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