Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Four arrested for the shooting of a minibus taxi driver

By Yamkela Xhaso
29 October

Four people, have been arrested for the robbing and shooting of a minibus taxi driver in Cape Town, on Wednesday evening.

It is reported that the driver and his employee were filling up the Toyota minibus when they were approached by two unknown men, one of them armed.

The pair allegedly ordered them out of the taxi, shot the driver and fled with an undisclosed amount of money which was in the taxi.

The driver was taken to hospital in a while his worker was unhurt. The minibus was reported to be recovered in Eastridge, Mitchell's Plain.

”The arrested are expected to appear in the Cape Town magistrate's court soon facing charges of attempted murder and armed robbery” said Captain Randall Stoffels of the SAPS

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