A 31-year-old man was arrested by the Primrose police, last Saturday, for armed robbery and assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm.<\/p>\n
The arrest was made after the victim opened a case at the Primrose Police Station.<\/p>
\u201cThe woman told police that she got off a taxi on the corner of Main Reef and Cemetery roads when she was approached by the accused.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe claimed that the man grabbed her and dragged her to his home where he threatened her with a firearm and demanded her cellphones,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>
The victim further claimed that after taking two cellphones from her the accused assaulted her.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe sustained injuries to the upper body during the attack,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
Using the description given by the victim police were able to arrest the suspect and he was detained at the Primrose Police Station.<\/p>\n
He later appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where the matter was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n
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