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Man shot in buttocks in robbery
16/08/2007 15:59  - (SA)  

Johannesburg - Eastern Cape police say a 19-year-old man has been shot in the buttocks after robbing a policeman's daughter in East London.

Spokesperson Belinda du Rand said two men threatened the girl with a knife and robbed her of money in Amalinda near East London.

As they were running away, the girl's father, an off-duty police officer, saw them and gave chase.

He tried to apprehend one of the robbers, who tried to stab him.

The policeman fired a warning bullet, but the knife man persisted. Another shot went off during the struggle, hitting the robber in the buttocks. The policeman was not injured.

The wounded robber was arrested and taken to hospital where he is under police guard.

A home-made knife was seized and a case of robbery was opened.

The second man was still at large, Du Rand said.