Couple mugged in uMhlanga at gunpoint
The three suspects involved in the armed robbery were armed with a firearm and a knife.
A COUPLE was robbed of their cell phones and valuables in an armed robbery on Ncondo Place (uMhlanga) on Monday evening at about 7pm.
According to the Durban North SAPS, the couple was walking on the pavement when they were approached by three men.
Two men approached from behind with a firearm and the other suspect produced a knife.
The suspects reportedly demanded valuables and made off with the couples’ cellular phones and a wallet.
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The men fled on foot and no arrests have yet been made, confirmed Capt Raymond Deokaran, spokesman for the Durban North SAPS.
“This is the sixth robbery in recent weeks in and around north Durban. The incidents have been scattered across our policing precinct but the robbers normally target lone pedestrians late at night or in the early hours of the morning. We are urging pedestrians, residents and visitors, where possible, to walk in groups,” he said.
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