DURBAN – Gemeenskapslede het twee verdagtes vroeg gisteroggend agternagesit toe hulle glo by inwoners ingebreek het. Die verdagtes het in die rigting van die Umlazi-rivier gehardloop en het van ’n krans van 33 m hoog af gespring.
Een van die twee verdagtes het op ‘n rots langs die water beland en is op slag dood. Die polisie en lede van die EMS-nooddienste het die ander verdagte, wat homself tot aan die ander kant van die rivier kon kry, behandel en na die plaaslike hospitaal geneem.
Lees die polisie se persverklaring hier:
Suspected robber rescued and arrested
Earlier this morning divers from SAPS Durban Search and Rescue Unit, Metro Police Search and Rescue Unit, Durban K9 Search and Rescue Unit and personnel from Life Response EMS were called out to Welbedacht West. Two unknown males, who were suspected of robbing people in the area, were chased by members of the community towards the Umlazi River. Both suspects jumped off a 33m cliff. One of the suspects landed on a rock next to the river and died on impact. The second suspect landed in the river and managed to cross the river and pull himself out of the water before collapsing. Police medics and EMS treated the suspect before hauling him up a rocky embankment and was transported to hospital under police guard in a critical condition. The body of the deceased suspect was recovered and handed over to members from Chatsworth SAPS. An inquest docket was opened.
