Golden Arrow bus robbery leaves man dead


By Tina George
19 December 2008


An Eastridge man was fatally wounded after a robbery took place on a Golden Arrow bus departing from Kenilworth centre to Lost City Micthell’s plain yesterday afternoon.

According to police one of the three suspects was from Kenilworth and was in the bus communicating with other people in the bus believed to be his colleagues.

“The other two suspects later got on the bus at Lansdowne road near the power station each carrying a firearm while the other had a knife,” says Police captain Nomboxolo Tshitshi.

The 41 year old male passenger from Eastridge Mitchells’ plain was shot dead and a cash amounting to R23 000 was stolen.

Tshitshi added that the suspects fled the scene in a white BMW.

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