The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation has welcomed the sentencing and conviction of Bhekani Dladla (30), to life imprisonment and an additional forty seven (47) years for a May 2018, cash in transit robbery and murder.
Dladla, a Dube hostel resident, was sentenced by the Palm Ridge High Court on Monday 7 September 2020, for the armed robbery and murder of a Fidelity cash solution security personnel who had just collected R30 000 from a butchery in Johannesburg. Dladla was assisted by Lalela Cwabaza (37), before fleeing in a white Opel Astra.
Cwabaza was shot and killed with an accomplice during a shootout with the police when six heavily armed men robbed Edenvale High School in February 2019. During the incident, four suspects were also arrested.
The Serious Organised Crime Investigation arrested Dladla in February 2019. He was positively linked to the crime scene through CCTV when the robbery was committed. During his court appearance, the investigation team successfully opposed his bail and he was remanded in custody until his sentencing.
Dladla was found guilty on counts of murder, armed robbery, possession of an unlicensed firearm, and ammunition. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, 15 years for armed robbery, 15 for possession of an unlicensed firearm, and 10 years for possession of ammunition.
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