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Daveyton

Would-be cash thief shot,arrested only to discover stolen cash boxes were empty

By Mia Lindeque

A man is alleged to have robbed a security van at a Daveyton petrol station, and stabbed the driver and took off with three cash boxes. He was chased down, shot...

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