{"id":138362,"date":"2016-11-16T06:40:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T04:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/138362\/man-nabbed-two-on-the-run-after-attempted-robbery\/"},"modified":"2016-11-16T14:54:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T12:54:17","slug":"man-nabbed-two-on-the-run-after-attempted-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/11\/16\/man-nabbed-two-on-the-run-after-attempted-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Man nabbed, two on the run after attempted robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three armed men accosted a man who was walking down Barbara Road recently.<\/p>\n<p>He alleged that the men attempted to rob him but he fought back.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cDuring the altercation with the accused, the victim was stabbed with a sharp object but still kept fighting,\u201d said the communications officer for the Primrose police, Sgt Styles Maome.<\/p>\n<p>Realising that he would not stop fighting, the would-be robbers turned and tried to run away.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe managed to grab one of the suspects, while the others managed to escape,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>The victim managed to stop a passing patrol vehicle and handed the 33-year-old man over to the officers.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was arrested, charged with attempted robbery and taken to the Primrose Police Station, where he was held pending his appearance in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p>Police are searching for the two men who managed to get away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you might also be interested in reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/138111\/man-nabbed-after-smash-and-grab\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man nabbed after smash-and-grab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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