Sithandile Banayi (35) appeared in two respective courts on 20 June 2019, on several charges that include cash-in-transit heist robbery, possession of hijacked vehicle and unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Banayi was arrested with two other suspects on Monday, 17 June 2019 by members of the Flying Squad, in Weltevreden, Philippi. During the search of the vehicle it transpired that the vehicle had a cloned number plate and was positively identified as a hijacked vehicle.
Moreover, during their arrest, a firearm and ammunition were found in the vehicle. The initial investigation linked the firearm to a cash in transit robbery at Gardens Shopping Centre in Cape Town in 2017.
The trio appeared at Athlone Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession of hijacked vehicle and unlicensed firearm and ammunition. The matter was postponed to 16 July 2019 for bail application.
Banayi had been on the run since he was allegedly linked by the Hawks’ investigation on another armed robbery heist in Okavango Drive, Brackenfell. The security crewman who collected cash from a fast food outlet, was accosted by two armed robbers who took off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
He was taken to Blue Downs Magistrates Court as well to face charges of armed robbery. The matter has been remanded to 25 July 2019 for a formal bail application.
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