Muizenberg cops have arrested a suspect in connection with the robbery of a woman at Sunrise Circle.
Cops say a video of the robbery which went viral on social media helped them nab the skelm on Friday.
Last week, a video circulated on social media of a woman being attacked and robbed of her valuables by two men in a silver Mercedes Benz A-Class as she walks on Sunrise Boulevard in Costa da Gama around 7.40am.
One man grabs her bag and heads back into the waiting car while the second man wrestles with her for a few seconds.
It’s unclear whether he was trying to drag her into the car, but he is soon seen running back to the vehicle before it speeds off.
VIDEO DETECTIVE: Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut says a viral video helped track down suspects. PHOTO: FILE IMAGE.
The incident apparently occurred on 9 February.
SAPS spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut, says detectives studied the video and traced the car, with the registration CA 96600 being clearly visible, to Blouberg and managed to establish the owner’s identity.
This then led to the arrest of a 27-year-old suspect from Retreat on Friday morning.
The man was detained at Muizenberg SAPS and is to remain there until his court appearance today.
“The silver Mercedes Benz used in the crime was confiscated from the owner by Muizenberg SAPS and impounded. The possibility of a further arrest is not ruled out,” Traut added.
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