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Thumb cut off during theft betrays suspect
09 Feb 2016 at 10:54hrs | Views
A suspected thief who lost his thumb while trying to steal from a 65 -year -old man in Gaborone has been arrested after an alert Voice reader who saw a man with a bandaged finger quickly notified the police.
The Voice reported that Thoti Vandi, 44, was arrested at Jamataka village where he was visiting his sister. He appeared at Extension 2 court for attempted theft.
The victim, Motseothata Sanka had gone to a motor spares shop in G- West to buy a propeller shaft for his car when he was approached by a man posing as a shop assistant and offering to sell the propeller shaft to him at a give-away price.
The old man became suspicious and told him he only buys from reputable shops and not on the streets.
As Sanka reversed, Vandi allegedly opened his car and grabbed his pocket which had a wallet full of money.
Sanka then grabbed Vandi's hand and bit his finger off.
Old Naledi Station Commander King Tshebo thanked The Voice for running the story which led to arrest of the culprit.
He said after the alert, police went to Jamataka and managed to arrest the suspect.
He also commended Batswana for their cooperation and helping police to fight crime.
Meanwhile, Sanka said though nothing was stolen from him he hopes Vandi would face the consequences of robbing people of their hard earned cash
The Voice reported that Thoti Vandi, 44, was arrested at Jamataka village where he was visiting his sister. He appeared at Extension 2 court for attempted theft.
The victim, Motseothata Sanka had gone to a motor spares shop in G- West to buy a propeller shaft for his car when he was approached by a man posing as a shop assistant and offering to sell the propeller shaft to him at a give-away price.
The old man became suspicious and told him he only buys from reputable shops and not on the streets.
As Sanka reversed, Vandi allegedly opened his car and grabbed his pocket which had a wallet full of money.
Sanka then grabbed Vandi's hand and bit his finger off.
Old Naledi Station Commander King Tshebo thanked The Voice for running the story which led to arrest of the culprit.
He said after the alert, police went to Jamataka and managed to arrest the suspect.
He also commended Batswana for their cooperation and helping police to fight crime.
Meanwhile, Sanka said though nothing was stolen from him he hopes Vandi would face the consequences of robbing people of their hard earned cash
Source - The Voice
