Three brothers have been arrested for hijacking and the theft of cutlery in Dutywa, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday.
"They are linked with a hijacking and armed robbery that took place on Thursday... when a truck that was delivering cutlery was robbed at Nyhwarha Village, Dutywa," police said in a statement.
"The truck was later found abandoned but cutlery to the value of R75 000 was missing."
The three brothers – twins, aged 24, and an older brother, aged 28 – were arrested in the early hours of Sunday.
They have also been linked to another robbery at a shop on the same day in which money and airtime were stolen.
The three siblings are due to appear before the Dutywa Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Source: News24
Brothers arrested after allegedly stealing R75K worth of cutlery
Three brothers have been arrested for hijacking and the theft of cutlery in Dutywa, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday.
"They are linked with a hijacking and armed robbery that took place on Thursday... when a truck that was delivering cutlery was robbed at Nyhwarha Village, Dutywa," police said in a statement.
"The truck was later found abandoned but cutlery to the value of R75 000 was missing."
The three brothers – twins, aged 24, and an older brother, aged 28 – were arrested in the early hours of Sunday.
They have also been linked to another robbery at a shop on the same day in which money and airtime were stolen.
The three siblings are due to appear before the Dutywa Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Source: News24
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