WATCH: Taxi driver runs after alleged cellphone thief and hands him to victim

An alleged cell phone thief was beaten by civilians in Hillbrow on Saturday after a taxi driver chased him down on foot for snatching a phone from one of his passengers.

REZA crime network tweeted two videos which show a man walking up to a taxi and grabbing a cell phone through the window then running off.

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In a split second, the taxi driver came out of the taxi and chased the alleged thief, as soon as he apprehended him, he handed him over to the victim. The victim then took matters into his own hands and onlookers joined in on the assault.

Warning: Violent content.