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A robber on duty in Mpumalanga met his demise after accidentally shooting himself during the act of robbing residents on a property.
Authorities were informed about a suspected robber who, in the course of committing a series of robberies in the Vosman policing area, met his own end.
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Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, the spokesperson for the Mpumalanga police, stated that the situation unfolded when the suspect, along with an unspecified number of accomplices, began terrorizing the occupants of houses on a specific property. This criminal group engaged in acts of business robbery, housebreaking, and theft.
The residents of the property were confronted by the gang of robbers, with one of them holding a firearm.
The victims were restrained within their homes as the perpetrators thoroughly searched their residences and demanded cash.
In one of the homes, the robbers forcibly took a white Volkswagen Jetta from one of the victims. Tragically, during the incident, the owner of the vehicle managed to free himself but was fatally shot by the armed intruder.
All the houses were thoroughly searched, and the robbers also made off with a safe containing a pistol. However, the victims somehow managed to free themselves from their restraints.
According to Mohlala, available information indiates that the suspect with the firearm accidentally shot himself in the leg while attempting to retrieve a wallet from inside the stolen VW Jetta.
Rather than assisting him, his accomplices allegedly fled the scene, leaving him behind with a profusely bleeding wound.
The injured robber was promptly taken to the hospital, where he died.
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Meanwhile, community members pursued the fleeing robbers who were making their escape in the stolen VW Jetta.
Eventually, the criminals abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot, leaving the safe with the pistol inside the car.