DNA evidence from a glove discarded during a cash-in-transit heist in South Africa’s Cape Town 13 years ago has led to the arrest of one of the suspects.
Mawonga Gxenya, 48, is scheduled to appear in court on January 9.
According to Hawks spokesperson Lt-Col Siyabulela Vukubi, Gxenya was arrested by the Bellville-based national priority violent crime team at the Helderstroom Prison on New Year’s Eve.
The robbery occurred in November 2012 when a Transcash vehicle was at Liquor King, Nyanga Junction, collecting cash.
After the collection, the crew member was allegedly attacked by three armed men, and the box of cash was stolen.
During the robbery, one of the suspects dropped a glove while fleeing the scene.
The glove was collected and sent for DNA testing, which later linked Gxenya to the crime. He was then traced to Helderstroom Prison and arrested.
Gxenya appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court the same day, but the case was postponed to allow him to appoint a lawyer. He is still in custody.
