While walking from the Marathon informal settlement in Primrose recently, a man was allegedly robbed by two men, one of which he knew.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe man told officers that he noticed the men following him and tried to run away,\u201d said communications officer for the Primrose police Sgt Styles Maome.<\/p>
The men, however, caught him and forced him to the ground and began to search his pockets.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe men made off with two cellphones, valued at R3 000,\u201d Maome said.<\/p>
The victim immediately opened a case with the Primrose police, giving them the name of the suspect he recognised.<\/p>\n
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