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Cellphone robber nabbed on New year's Eve
01 Jan 2023 at 13:58hrs | Views
A 28-YEAR-OLD Harare man was arrested on New Year's Eve after he threatened to stab a pedestrian before robbing her of her two mobile phones.
Police said they have since arrested Tawanda Mateo and recovered the loot.
Allegations are that Mateo met a 20-year-old woman walking along Cecil Road in Highlands around 15:00 hours and threatened to stab her with a broken bottle.
He then robbed her of her two Samsung cell phones.
She filed a police report and the police acted swiftly.
Mateo was arrested and the phones were recovered.
Police said they have since arrested Tawanda Mateo and recovered the loot.
Allegations are that Mateo met a 20-year-old woman walking along Cecil Road in Highlands around 15:00 hours and threatened to stab her with a broken bottle.
She filed a police report and the police acted swiftly.
Mateo was arrested and the phones were recovered.
Source - Byo24News
