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$20k Beitbridge armed robbery, four suspects arrested
03 Sep 2011 at 04:39hrs | Views
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested four suspects linked to the $200 000 armed robbery at Beitbridge Rural District Council. The suspects include a security guard and three workers from the local authority's treasury department.
The quartet was picked up by police on Monday morning.
However, the guard has been admitted at Beitbridge District Hospital after he was assaulted by detectives during interrogation. He sustained swollen feet and is passing urine with blood.
Three other suspects are Tsepani Dube (33), the town treasurer along with officers in the treasury Memory Moyo (28) and Ntuseni Mulingisi (37).
They appeared before magistrate Mr Carrington Karidzagundi yesterday charged with armed robbery.
They are denying the charges.
Through their lawyer, Mr David Mhiribidi of Phulu and Ncube they unsuccessfully applied for refusal of remand.
They were all remanded in custody to September 15.
Prosecutor Mr Foster Abheki told the court that the suspects, who are all employed by Beitbridge rural district council in the treasury department, connived with other suspects who are still at large to steal from the local authority.
They supplied the other accomplices with information of the large amounts of money held by the local authority and where it was kept.
He further said Dube, Moyo and Mlungisi were the ones dealing with the stolen money and did all the planning for the break in. A total of $200 000 was stolen from the council's strong room after armed robbers overpowered the security guard on Monday.
The quartet was picked up by police on Monday morning.
However, the guard has been admitted at Beitbridge District Hospital after he was assaulted by detectives during interrogation. He sustained swollen feet and is passing urine with blood.
Three other suspects are Tsepani Dube (33), the town treasurer along with officers in the treasury Memory Moyo (28) and Ntuseni Mulingisi (37).
They appeared before magistrate Mr Carrington Karidzagundi yesterday charged with armed robbery.
They are denying the charges.
Through their lawyer, Mr David Mhiribidi of Phulu and Ncube they unsuccessfully applied for refusal of remand.
They were all remanded in custody to September 15.
Prosecutor Mr Foster Abheki told the court that the suspects, who are all employed by Beitbridge rural district council in the treasury department, connived with other suspects who are still at large to steal from the local authority.
They supplied the other accomplices with information of the large amounts of money held by the local authority and where it was kept.
He further said Dube, Moyo and Mlungisi were the ones dealing with the stolen money and did all the planning for the break in. A total of $200 000 was stolen from the council's strong room after armed robbers overpowered the security guard on Monday.
Source - Beitbridge
