Selborne suspects appear in court
Police recovered a rare bottle of expensive liquor that had been stolen during the house robbery.
SELBORNE residents had a rude awakening following a robbery and two burglaries earlier in June.
A Selborne resident was robbed in her flat on June 12, at around 3.15am, by three knife-wielding men who had gained entry through a sliding door.
The intruders fled with two cellphones, a laptop, a flat screen television, liquor and jewellery.
“That very morning, two other flats in the same block were burgled. The sliding doors were forced open to gain entry into those flats also but the occupants were unaware as they were asleep.
“Among the items stolen were a flat screen TV and a PlayStation console from one of the two flats,” said Scottburgh SAPS communications officer, Captain Vincent Pandarum.
Following up on information received later that day, members of the Scottburgh Cluster Detective Task Team and police reservists from the Scottburgh SAPS went to Malangeni in search of one of the suspects.
The suspect fled upon spotting the police.
Police recovered a rare bottle of expensive liquor that had been stolen during the house robbery in Selborne
On June 14, police acted on information received about the whereabouts of two flat screen televisions that had been stolen during recent burglaries in Shark Avenue and Marlin Drive in Pennington.
“SAPS confronted Ronnel Gopal Pillay (24) of Riverside Park, Umzinto at her flat in Olive Block,” said Captain Pandarum.
Pillay was unable to provide a plausible explanation of where she had purchased the television setsand was arrested.
She was detained and both TV sets were seized by police.
“It was subsequently established that Pillay had purchased the TV sets from one of the suspects, who is wanted in two cases of house breaking and a house robbery in Selborne,” said Captain Pandarum.
Pillay appeared in the Umzinto Magistrate’s Court on June 14 for being in possession of stolen property. The case was remanded until July 1. She has been released on bail of R1 000.
On Friday, June 17, members of the Umzinto SAPS Task Team arrested the suspect who had earlier in the week fled from the SAPS.
Mkhululi Shange (30) of Nkombo Ward, Malangeni, was detained and charged with house robbery, said Captain Pandarum.
Shange appeared in the Scottburgh Magistrate’s Court on Monday, June 20. The case was remanded until July 6.
A joint operation between members of the SAPS Scottburgh Cluster Detective Task Team, Umzinto K9 Unit and Crime Intelligence was carried out on Tuesday, June 21.
“Mzomuhle Goodman Mnguni (38) was arrested in Malangeni for being in possession of stolen property. Police recovered a cellphone that had been stolen during the house robbery in Selborne, as well as two flat screen TV sets,” said Captain Pandarum.
Mnguni appeared in the Scottburgh Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, June 23 and was remanded back into police custody until July 14.
Detective Warrant Officer Yugen Moodley of the Scottburgh Cluster Detective Task Team would like to establish ownership of the two Samsung television sets that have been recovered.
Detective Moodley is appealing to anyone who may have had their television set/s stolen, to contact him at the Scottburgh Police Station at 039-9781900/9918.
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