A SUSPECTED armed robber is battling for life at Beitbridge
District Hospital after he was shot and seriously injured by cops while trying
to attack them using a knife during a raid at a shebeen in the border town.
Sources said Thabani Mangena (35) was shot on Sunday night
after police received a tip off and raided a shebeen in Dulivhadzimu suburb
where the suspect was drinking beer with his friends. The sources said Mangena
is part of a gang of armed robbers that has been terrorising residents in the
border town.
He was arrested after his accomplice, Fabion Tinarwo (30)
implicated him after he was nabbed for an armed robbery which occurred last
month. “Mangena, Tinarwo and another suspect only identified as Kevie robbed a
Beitbridge man of his car, a Toyota Allex last month. They tied his hands and
pushed him to the back seat before he managed to escape and reported the matter
to the police,” said the source.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul
Nyathi yesterday confirmed the incident, saying they arrested two suspects
linked to an armed robbery case that occurred in Beitbridge on October 25.
“I can confirm that our officers in Beitbridge have
arrested two suspects identified as Fabion Tinarwo and Thabani Mangena for
armed robbery. On October 25 this year, the suspects and another one who is
still at large only known as Kevie robbed the complainant of his Toyota Allex
vehicle at a local service station. They tied his hands before they bundled him
on the back seat of the car,” he said.
Asst Comm Nyathi said the victim managed to escape and
proceeded to Beitbridge Police Station where he reported the matter leading to
the arrest of Mangena and Tinarwo.
“The complainant managed to escape and reported the case
leading to the arrest of Tinarwo who implicated Mangena. We received
information on the whereabouts of Mangena and made a follow up at a shebeen
where he was drinking beer,” he said. Chronicle
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