Durban court hears over 200 bank cards found in cop's home
A detective has told Durban Magistrate's Court that they've established some of the bank cards found at the home of a Durban cop were stolen during the 2021 July unrest.
Constable Minenhle Makhaye was arrested after a bank card belonging to the mother of 11-year-old hijacking victim Zarah Ramsamy was used to buy alcohol.
The officer had been tasked with moving the family's car to a SAPS facility last month after the carjackers abandoned it.
Makhaye's bail application is being heard in the Durban Magistrate's Court.
Investigating Officer, Sivan Naidoo told the court that 272 bank cards were found in a box at Makhaye's home.
The court heard at least ten of the cards have been linked to looting incidents at Bridge City Shopping Centre in KwaMashu in July 2021.
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Naidoo said the Cato Manor-based cop claimed during his arrest that he found the box of bank cards at a crime scene.
But he could not explain why it was not handed in to Cato Manor Police.
Officer Naidoo told the court that when asked about how he came into possession of Mrs Ramsamy's bank card, Makhaye responded that he took it while transporting her recovered hijacked vehicle back to Malvern SAPS.
The detective has told the court a forensic investigators report is expected by Friday.
It's expected to detail where the other cards came from.
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