KWAZULU-NATAL. – Siphosethu Ndovela (29) has been arrested following an alleged incident in which a married couple and their friend were robbed of money they had won at a casino near Umdloti.
According to police spokesperson, Col. Robert Netshiumda, the incident occurred on 21 August after the three left the casino in two vehicles around 23:00. Upon their arrival at their residence on Bartlett Road in Pinetown, they were allegedly confronted by two armed suspects, during which the money and the woman's handbag were stolen.
Flash patrol officers, unaware of the robbery, drove near the suspects' getaway vehicle and came under fire, but were able to take cover and were not injured. The suspects fled in a white Toyota Yaris with false registration plates. The investigation also linked a white Volkswagen Polo, of which Ndovela has been identified as the owner, to the crime. He was arrested on 19 October.
Ndovela appeared in the Pinetown magistrate's court on Wednesday and remains in custody. He is expected to appear in court again on 27 October for a formal bail application. Police are still searching for the second suspect, whose identity is known to police according to the police.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
