A 37-year-old has been arrested for armed robbery and appeared before the Estcourt Magistrates Court on Tuesday, May 12.

It is alleged that on Saturday, May 5 at approximately 1pm a man was walking along Alexandra Street when two males approached him and pointed a firearm at him.

Both suspects demanded that the complainant hand over whatever money he had in his possession. The complainant handed over an amount of R600 and both suspects fled the scene after taking the money.

The case was reported to the police and the investigation commenced, which resulted in one of the two suspects being arrested.