24 May 2010, 00:25
Seven men were arrested after allegedly robbing a man they had given a lift to at the Marlboro on-ramp in Sandton on Saturday night, Johannesburg metro police said on Sunday.
Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said a 25-year-old man was hitchhiking to Pretoria when seven men in a Toyota Venture gave him a lift.
"They then allegedly robbed him of his cellphone and R420. However, while driving on the M1 north, the alleged robbers ran out of fuel and they had to push the Venture to the nearest garage near Centurion... with their alleged victim still in the car," he said.
When the men got to the garage, their alleged victim alerted metro police officers who had stopped at the filling station and told them what had happened.
"Upon searching the men, the officers found 18 suspected stolen cellphones, including one belonging to the man they had given a lift, in their possession," Minnaar said.
The seven men were expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Monday. - Sapa
The Star
Comments by Sonny
Great thinking on the part of the 'hitchhiker!'
He should be rewarded for his valour!
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