'Woolies looter' forfeits his Merc to AFU
The Mercedes-Benz that was allegedly used by a Durban man photographed making off with a basket of groceries from a store during last year's riots has been forfeited to the state.
The suspect, Mbuso Moloi, has been dubbed the Woolies looter.
He handed himself over to police after a video emerged showing a man walking out of the shop being looted in Essenwood and loading the goods into a C300 Coupe.
Moloi's trial's been set down for March next year in the Durban High Court.
KZN NPA spokesperson Natasha Kara says the Asset Forfeiture Unit was granted the forfeiture order on Wednesday.
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"Moloi is currently facing charges of theft and public violence, relating to the looting of a Woolworths store in the Glenwood area in July 2021 during the acts of public violence and looting that took place in various parts of KwaZulu-Natal."
"The AFU welcomes this development as it reinforces the NPA's strategy to focus not only on prosecutions, but also on taking away assets where they are proven to be instrumental to the commission of crime."
Kara says since the car is still under purchase agreement from a bank, it will eventually be handed over to the bank.
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