South Coast police officers have made several arrests in a series of crimes which have recently been committed between Port Edward and Port Shepstone.
A case in point were the swift arrests made after nine businesses in Shelly Beach had their windows smashed last Saturday night.
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Police were quick to arrest two minors and a 19-year-old for malicious damage to property. Police spokesman, Captain Petros Mpinge said several cases had been opened, including one of burglary.
“Extensive damage was caused to windows and glass doors. A store dealing in fishing goods was burgled. A 19-year-old suspect remains in police custody while the two minors were released into the custody of their parents.”
All three appeared in the Port Shepstone Magistrate’s court on Tuesday this week and the case was postponed for further investigation.
Stabbing
A man was stabbed to death at a mall in Margate last Saturday night. Police were patrolling when they saw two men running away and another lying on the ground near the entrance to the mall.
“He had been stabbed in the upper body and was declared dead by paramedics. The man is yet to be identified.”
House robbery
A Port Edward family living in Nicholson Road was awakened by the sound of their dogs barking in the early hours of last Thursday.
According to Captain Mpinge, when one of the residents went to investigate, he found three intruders in the lounge.
“He tussled with one while the other two went to the bedrooms, demanding money while threatening the family with firearms and knives.
“All three intruders fled, taking with them several household items. The man who had attempted to apprehend one of the intruders suffered slight injuries to his left arm and shoulder,” said Capt Mpinge.
Port Edward police, assisted by the Dog Unit, arrested one suspect in the Braemer area. His two alleged accomplices managed to escape, but police expect to make further arrests soon. All the stolen property was recovered.
Manaba robbery
A man (57) was reportedly assaulted during a robbery at his Happy View Road, Manaba home last Wednesday at around 8pm. Police found the man with injuries to his face and vomiting blood. He was rushed to hospital in a critical but stable condition. No arrests have been made.
Murder
The body of Sibusiso Mbanjwa (33) from Murchison was discovered buried near the tidal pool at the Port Shepstone beachfront last Wednesday.
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According to police, he had been shot and stabbed several times. A postmortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
“On Monday this week a vehicle belonging to Mr Mbanjwa was recovered at a panelbeating shop in Marburg. It appears that the vehicle was towed from Shelly Beach after it had smashed into a tree. Police are investigating who was driving at the time of the accident, and blood stains found in the vehicle will be sent for forensic analysis,” said Capt Mpinge.
Fraud
A Port Shepstone businessman (58) received sms alerts informing him of bank transactions taking place of which he was not aware. He found that a substantial sum of money had been transferred from a business account to another, unknown, account. A fraud case has been opened and investigations are continuing.
Positive results
Port Shepstone police arrested a 27-year-old man for being in possession of 74 mandrax tablets and 94 heroin capsules with an approximate street value of R6 520 at the Margate taxi rank last Sunday.
The man appeared in the Ramsgate Magistrate’s Court on Monday this week and the case was postponed to June 21 for further investigation. Bail of R5 000 was granted.
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