Dead man could be suspect in armed robbery at Westend Shopping Centre
The body of a man which was discovered near KaNyamazane on Sunday is rumoured to belong to a suspect who was involved in an armed robbery at Westend Shopping Centre on Saturday.
MBOMBELA – A post went viral on social media claiming that the body of one of the suspects was dumped after the armed robbery of an elderly couple.
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The couple had withdrawn cash at the First National Bank at The Grove and driven to Westend on the day.
The husband had gotten out the vehicle and went inside to do some shopping while his wife waited in the car. When he came back, two armed robbers approached them.
Eyewitnesses said they had seen a couple being held up at gunpoint by armed suspects.
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They took a bag from the woman containing money. The man then took his licensed firearm and shot at the suspects.
Hi-Tech Security’s regional operations manager, Callum Mac Pherson, said the suspects fled in a white VW Golf with a possibly fake registration number of JJH 208 MP.
Police spokesman Capt Zandile Gwaqa confirmed that the body of the man was discovered, but said the police were still investigating the matter and at this stage could not confirm the man’s involvement in the robbery
