The accused are believed to be part of a gang that followed their victim to a guest house whereafter they forced him to withdraw cash
Two men will appear in the Wolmaransstad Magistrate’s Court on Monday after being arrested for robbery and impersonating a police officer.
The 31 and 44-year-old are allegedly part of a six-man gang that stormed a guest house and allegedly extorted a customer back in March 2022.Disguised as police officers, the men found a client of the guest house in bed with a woman. They accused the man of only having met the woman that day.In an alleged act to exploit the situation, the fake cops took the man to an ATM where he withdrew
“Following the incident, the accused drove with the victim to Christiana, then back to Wolmaransstad where he was released,” confirmedThe Bloemhof Regional Court handed 45-year-old Lebamang Lepholletsa and 47-year-old Molefi Mokone a wholly suspended five year sentence, provided they could each pay the victim R20 000 before 31 July.
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