Alleged phone thief drops his ID, flees after young Durban mom fights back

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An alleged cellphone thief got more than he bargained for when he scaled a fence at a block of flats near the Durban beachfront and tried to snatch a cellphone belonging a young mother.

Durban - An alleged cellphone thief got more than he bargained for when he scaled a fence at a block of flats near the Durban beachfront and tried to snatch a cellphone belonging to a young mother.

The drama played itself out on Wedneday at the Barcelona block of flats near North Beach when the alleged thief jumped over the boundary fence of the flat and accosted two women who were with their children at the pool. “While it is not confirmed if it is indeed the same person who dropped the ID and documents, what we can tell is that he was out on parole for a similar crime,” he said.

“Now that we have cleaned up the frontline of the beachfront they are looking for opportunities at the buildings at the back. It is very opportunistic as was the case here and an act of desperation,” he said.

 

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