Man killed over cellphone
2013-03-07 18:19
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Johannesburg
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Johannesburg - A man was stoned to death after chasing
robbers who snatched his cellphone, while he was driving on the N1 in Florida,
police said on Thursday.
The man, 23, was talking on the cellphone while driving
with the vehicle's window down on Wednesday night, police spokesperson Lydia
Mtila-Dikolomela said.
Mtila-Dikolomela said someone snatched the phone.
It was not clear whether this happened at a traffic
light.
The man allegedly stopped his car and chased after the
robber while his female passenger alerted the police.
The passenger saw two other men following the man as he
was chasing the one who took the phone.
He was later found lying on the side of the road
half-naked.
Stones were strewn around his body and some on his body.
The clothes
stripped from his body were found near him.
He was declared dead on the scene.
A case of murder has been opened.
- SAPA
