A PASTOR (33) who is accused of house robbery with aggravating circumstances and pointing a firearm at a person, briefly appeared in the Bushbuckridge Magistrates Court on Friday.
The pastor, originally from Zimbabwe, was not asked to
plead yet on both charges before Magistrate Nhlanhla Malomane.
Public prosecutor Aletta Mnisi told the court that the
accused allegedly forced entry into a teacher’s house in College View in
Bushbuckridge last October. She said the victim, a 48-year-old teacher, and her
son (13) were about to go to school.
He allegedly ransacked and robbed their house, assaulted
her at gunpoint, and tied her and her son with cable ties.
She was robbed of a sound system, plasma TV, three
cellphones, house keys, car keys, bank credit cards and her Toyota Avanza.
Brigadier Leonard Hlathi confirmed a suspect wearing a
balaclava forced entry into the victim’s house and tied her and her son up
before robbing the house.
Police started the investigation working with a car
tracking company. They were led to a
certain house in Violet Bank where stolen items were found and the car was
later recovered abandoned in Acornhoek.
“The suspect was arrested in Bushbuckridge. Police searched
his place and found a toy gun which they believe was the one used by the
suspect to commit the house robbery,” said Hlathi.
The matter has been postponed until 23 March for a regional
court date. The pastor is out on R3 000 bail. Daily Sun
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