After being mugged and having all his equipment stolen, a Cape Town artist approached police officers for help, only to be arrested and forced to spend a night in the police station holding cells.
Mak1one, who is well-known and respected internationally for his graffiti style, said after completing a commercial job he was dropping a friend off at his home in Athlone at about 1am on Thursday last week when a group of men held a knife to his throat and stripped him of his bag, phone, camera, sketch books and his spray painting equipment.
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