A 32-year-old suspect will appear in the Bergville Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 29 November 2021, on charges of perjury and business robbery. His arrest follows an intensive investigation conducted by police.
It is alleged that on 20 November 2021, at 16:15, two unknown armed men entered the business premises situated at Bergville CBD and demanded money.
The suspects removed money from the cash registers and took a cellphone. They also shot and injured the store manager in the leg before fleeing the scene in their getaway vehicle.
A case of business robbery was opened at Bergville SAPS for investigation.
The Bergville police received a report and pursued the suspects’ vehicle. A chase ensued towards Free State where the suspects abandoned their vehicle and fled on foot.
The recovered vehicle was impounded for further investigation. The following day, the owner of the recovered vehicle went to Elandslaagte SAPS to open a case claiming his vehicle was hijacked whilst he was driving on the N11.
A joint operation was conducted on 24 November 2021 and the team proceeded to the house of the so called “carjacking victim” in Bergville. A search was conducted in the house and a logbook and car keys were found.
The suspect was placed under arrest after he staged a carjacking and his involvement in the robbery case.
