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Five men arrested for mobile phone theft

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Five men have been arrested by Mogoditshane police in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on Saturday night in Tsolamosese, a location in the peri-urban area.

The arrests were confirmed by Mogoditshane Police Station commander, Superintendent Mbiganyi Letsholathebe.

He explained that the suspects, who are aged between 24 and 42, allegedly robbed a 24-year-old man of his mobile phone and wallet at knife point around 8:45pm whilst he was walking home alone. “The victim was approached by the group driving a van. They stopped beside him, got out of the vehicle, and began harassing him.

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