Reports of wounded CIT victim’s death are false
In the meantime a second heist occurred in Ekurhuleni on Thursday morning
Reports circulating on social media stating the death of a G4S security officer who was shot in the head on Monday evening during a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist, were confirmed to be false.
Express spoke to the operations director from G4S Security Solutions on Thursday. He wished to remain anonymous and confirmed the officer is alive.
“His condition was stabilised in hospital while he was in ICU. He underwent an operation on his eye this morning [Thursday].”
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Norkem Park SAPS spokesperson, Sgt Johanna Madiga, confirmed that the reports were false and that she was aware that the officer is still alive.
Madiga said one of the vehicles used in Monday’s heist was recovered by police at the intersection of Lydia and Gertrude streets in Birchleigh North.
“The car recovered is a silver BMW with false registration plates. It was a hijacked vehicle that was previously reported stolen in Brixton.”
There were two bullet holes in the car and inside police found multiple balaclavas.
The CIT heist that occurred on Monday evening around 7pm on the P91 (R25) was the first of two such heists in the City of Ekurhuleni this week.
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