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In a separate incident a mine worker was also robbed of his cellphone, wallet, cash, mine card and other personal cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incidents happened on 17 and 19 October in Thabong and Welkom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 19 October at about 17:10 the 26-year-old woman was walking towards Jan Cilliers Park shopping center. When she wanted to cross the road a grey Hyundai Getz stopped next to her and the femal passenger asked her for directions to Jan Hofmeyer Road. \u201cAs she was about to give the directions, the woman heard a firearm been cocked. The female suspect demanded her cellphone. The complainant gave her the cellphone as she was afraid that the woman was going to shoot her. The perpetrators then drove off,\u201d says Capt. 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