Police say the pupils were held at gun- and knifepoint just to get their cellphones.
The two pupils who were robbed of their cellphones at gunpoint in Mohlakeng last week were able to identify the two suspected robbers to the police. The two suspects, aged 22 and 33, subsequently were arrested.
“On Wednesday morning (13 August) on their way to school the pupils were approached by two men. One of them produced a firearm while the other pulled out a knife.
“The suspects then forced the pupils to the ground and stole their cellphones. Fortunately, the pupils were able to identify the suspects, which led to their arrest shortly afterwars,” explains Randfontein Police spokesperson Captain Appel Ernst.
Ernst confirmed that the men are facing charges of armed robbery.
For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.