Durban man appears in same court he tried to steal from
Police say the 48-year-old man was caught attempting to remove a computer from one of the offices in the Durban Magistrate's Court yesterday.
It's understood the man had been attending a housebreaking case related to an incident that happened several months ago.
KZN SAPS spokesperson Thembeka Mbele says he faces business burglary and theft charges.
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"When he was approached and questioned he stated that he was a technician and was hired to fix the computers."
The staff member got suspicious and summoned the police. on further questioning the suspect, it discovered that the suspect is actually a con artist who steals from government offices under the pretext of being a technician.
She says the suspect will also be profiled to ascertain if he is not linked to other burglary business crimes committed in the Durban CBD and its surroundings.
