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TimesLIVE reports that bank cards found in the possession of Cato Manor police constable Joshua Minenhle Makhaye, 27, have been linked to at least four courier vehicle hijackings.
This was revealed by prosecutor Calvin Govender during Makhaye's second appearance in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Monday. Makhaye was arrested when he was found with a bank card taken during the hijacking in which 11-year-old Zara Ramsamy was run over and killed. Makhaye used the card to buy about R1,000 worth of alcohol. He was also found with 105 bank cards from Absa, FNB and African Bank, as well as a number plate. Makhaye, who is attached to the Cato Manor visible policing unit, currently faces four charges, namely possession of suspected stolen property, theft, fraud and obstructing justice by tampering with a crime scene at Chesterville on 12 September. The state apparently plans to amend the charges Makhaye faces. Govender told the court that the state's plan to proceed with a bail application had to be put on hold as the bank investigator who was scheduled to trace the origins of the cards was not available. The matter was adjourned to 22 October for a formal bail application.
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