THE policeman charged with theft, fraud and defeating the ends of justice, related to the recent hijacking which claimed the life of 11-year-old Zarah Ramsamy, has been denied bail.
Zarah’s father, Barnes Ramsamy, welcomed the court’s decision and once again called for swift justice.
Constable Minenhle Makhaye, 27, from the Cato Manor police station appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
He was arrested during an early morning sting operation at his home in Seaview, on Friday.
Makhaye was found in possession of 150 brand new bank cards from different banks, and number plates.
Colonel Robert Netshiunda, spokesperson for KZN police, said: “Although it is true that a police constable has been arrested, the officer was not linked to the hijacking nor the murder. The constable was arrested after he was found in possession of a bank card which belongs to the owner of the vehicle which was hijacked during the incident in question.
“At the time of the hijacking in Malvern, the arrested police constable was on duty in the Cato Manor policing precinct where he is stationed. When the hijacked vehicle was recovered in the Cato Manor area, the same constable was called upon to drive the vehicle to Malvern. It was during that time that the constable got hold of the bank card and stole it.”
He said Makhaye would also face an internal disciplinary process proportional to the crimes he had been charged with.