Police in Rustenburg, North West arrested a man for business robbery yesterday. The suspect’ arrest emanated from an incident in which congregants were robbed of their valuables while in church just outside Rustenburg town along R510 road.
It is alleged that three unknown men, two of them armed with a firearm fired several shots inside the church and robbed congregants of their belongings including cell phones.
Four people were allegedly injured apparently due to gunshots.
The suspects then fled the scene on foot but the congregants managed to arrest one of them and recovered 20 cell phones. The arrested suspect is expected to appear in the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court soon facing a charge of armed robbery.
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