Eight arrested for robbery, rape of KZN Transport staff
Updated | By Gcinokuhle Malinga
Eight suspects, including a 19-year-old, have been arrested in connection with the rape and robbery of three women security guards at the KZN Transport Department's offices in the south of Durban.
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Provincial police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda said they nabbed the suspects hours after the incident in which equipment worth over R280 000 was also stolen at the Merebank premises in the early hours of Monday.
"The matter was reported to the police, and on Tuesday afternoon, 28 November 2023, the suspects were identified, cornered and taken in for questioning.
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"After the eight suspected robbers and rapists were positively identified during an identity parade, they were charged with business robbery and rape."
The suspects will appear in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
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