THE two men arrested in connection with alleged rock throwing on a pedestrian bridge on the N2 near Queen Nandi Drive-Inanda Road have been remanded in custody. The men who were arrested by Metro Police appeared at the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Friday and were taken back into custody at the Greenwood Park police station for further investigations. They have been charged with possession of dangerous weapons.
Sergeant Vincent Mthembu, spokesman for the station, confirmed investigations were ongoing.
The men were spotted leaning over the bridge carrying a rock when police pounced on them. They were also found in possession of a knife and gloves.
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KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa said police will continue to fight rock-throwing incidents in the province to protect all motorists.
“Highway patrols have been intensified and Visible Policing members are always visible in the area to search and apprehend all suspected criminals,” he said
In a concerted joint effort to curb alarming incidents of rock throwing at bridges, Durban Metro Police and other law enforcement agencies, including the South African Police Service and Road Traffic Inspectorate have beefed up patrols along key routes and bridges.
There have been more than six rock-throwing incidents, one of which resulted in the tragic deaths of Amina Haffejee, 16, and her brother Abdur Raheem, 7, who died when a boulder struck the windscreen of the car they were travelling in on the N2.
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