Foiled ROBBERY, TWO SUSPECTS AND A HAWKER FATALLY SHOT

Foiled ROBBERY, TWO SUSPECTS AND A HAWKER FATALLY SHOT

By bvunzamutupo reporter

 Five men armed to the teeth accosted and attacked the SBV Security van at Safeway in Witbank on Tuesday 28 January 2014 at about 09:30am.

The security personnel in the van were on their official capacity at the First National Bank during the attack. It said that the vicious villains opened fire at the guards using among others AK47’s and pistols, which prompted the guards to retaliate. In the process, two suspects fatally shot and another unidentified man who described as a hawker also fatally shot.

When the police arrived, they noticed that the shot suspects who believed to be foreign nationals from Botswana and Zimbabwe respectively, both armed with 9mm pistols each.

The police are now investigating a case of attempted armed robbery, murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. We request the community to assist the police with information that may lead to the arrest of remaining thugs.

The Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Thulani Ntobela sympathises with the family of the man, the hawker, believed to be a Mozambican national.

He stressed a point that the remaining suspects poses danger to the society hence are armed with AK47’s as it is evident that they have no regard to human life. He said that the police in Mpumalanga will work closely with other provinces to stop the tracks of these heartless and hardened criminals.