Cape Town – Police are reportedly searching for five armed suspects who allegedly robbed a doctor’s surgery in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday.
The suspects held up the receptionist and patients at a doctor’s rooms on Paragon Place and fled off with cash and cellphones.
According to Arrive Alive, a passer-by tipped the Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) of the robbery.
The Reaction Officer called for backup and responded to the premises.
However, when they arrived, the suspects had already fled in an unknown direction.
Two employees were assaulted during the robbery.
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The robbery took place at around 16:00, IOL reported.
“The suspects held up the 37-year-old receptionist and the patients at gunpoint demanding cash and their cellphones before fleeing the scene,” the report quoted provincial police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele as saying.
A case of business robbery was opened at Phoenix SAPS for investigation.
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