Three man assist Scottsville woman

A SCOTTSVILLE woman whose cellphone was snatched as she drove through the city centre has expressed gratitude to the three men who helped her.

Isabel Maritz was on the corner of Boshoff and Langalibalele Street when a man struck her on the face and took her cell phone.

Musa Dube, Siyabonga Ndiweni and Bongani Mthembu were walking in the area, when they saw the mugger attack Maritz.

The trio chased after the mugger and shouted out that he was escaping with a stolen cellphone.

The man was apprehended by passers-by and the cellphone was recovered and returned to Maritz, while the suspect fled.

Maritz said she did not know how things would have turned out, if it had not been for the three men.

She said the men were really good people for not thinking of their own safety in the situation but assisting her.

Maritz said she owes them a great deal of thanks and that it was good to know there are still good people willing to assist others.

Dube said he was shocked when he saw the mugger strike Maritz and he knew he had to help.

Mthembu said he had heard people screaming and that is when he saw the suspect and sprang into action.

While Ndiweni said the element of danger involved in being a good person will always be there, but urged people to assist when someone is in trouble.

Maritz said she tried to open a case at Loop Street police station on Friday but police were dismissive, saying her cellphone had been returned and that the suspect had run away.