Robber shot by mates
2004-09-20 10:33
Johannesburg ? A robber was shot and killed by his accomplices at the scene of a robbery at Nsimbini near Esikhawini in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday.
Captain Musa Khaba for police said residents found the body of a man in his early 20s about 06:00 outside a house that had been robbed at 01:30.
Stolen clothes were found with the body.
The man was apparently one of four armed men who entered the house and stole a TV set and clothes at gunpoint.
Khaba said a shootout ensued and police believed the robbers shot their accomplice.
He appealed to anyone with information to contact the police on 035-796-8003 or call the Crime-Stop number 08600-10111.
- SAPA
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