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News24 reports that a Cato Manor constable appeared in court on Monday after being found with a bank card belonging to the owner of a vehicle that was stolen during a deadly carjacking.
During the carjacking at a McDonalds in Malvern, Durban, last month, 11-year-old Zarah Ramsamy died when gunmen drove over her as she hid from them under her family's vehicle. When the car was recovered in Cato Manor, Constable Minenhle Joshua Makhaye was instructed to drive it to Malvern, and that is when he allegedly stole the card. The Durban Magistrate's Court heard on Monday that Makhaye, 27, was also allegedly found with 105 other bank cards, which the State believes could possibly have been taken during the hijacking of a car belonging to a courier company. He was also allegedly found with a number plate that was suspected to have been stolen. Makhaye was charged with possession of suspected stolen property and with defeating the ends of justice for allegedly stealing from and tampering with a crime scene. He is also alleged to have stolen R1,000 from the Ramsamy bank account to purchase alcohol. The magistrate granted the State's application for an adjournment to allow for a further bail investigation. Makhaye will appear back in court on 14 October.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Anelisa Kubheka at News24 (registration required)
- Read too, Cato Manor cop found with more than 100 stolen bank cards appears in court, at TimesLIVE
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