Horrifying scenes were witnessed in Gugulethu, on Monday early evening, after an SBV cash-in-transit truck was robbed by unknown suspects.
Gugulethu cash-in-transit heist: What’s the latest?
Based on footage of the scene that has since gone viral, we can confirm that the cash van was taken down only a few metres away from the Gugulethu Sports Complex, a recreational centre often frequented by children.
It’s believed that a number of unidentified suspects cornered the cash-in-transit truck into the narrow street and flung a hand grenade inside the truck.
The explosion immediately halted the van and injured a number of guards. In a statement, SBV confirmed that an armed security guard was fatally wounded, while “fellow crew members were seriously injured and have been admitted to hospital.”
The CIT company has since issued a R1 million reward for information on who was behind this vicious attack.
“We are offering a reward of up to R1 million for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of these criminals,” SBV noted.
Watch: Bystanders rob dead guard’s handgun
The company would not be baited into revealing how much was lost in the robbery. However, according to reports, it’s said that the suspects made off with at least one sack of cash.
Right after the incident, a large crowd of onlookers gathered around the money truck, where the guard was lying, struggling to stay alive.
In a shocking display, the onlookers — except for one or two concerned fellows — cared less about calling authorities. Instead, most of them tried to see if there was any cash left behind in the truck.
Totally desensitized to the gruesome scene and negligent of trampling over a crime scene, the onlookers mocked the entire ordeal. Even more shockingly, an unidentified individual was seen disarming the dead guard and making off with his handgun.
Some were laughing hysterically at the situation, a spine-chilling display that speaks volumes about how violent crime of this magnitude has somehow threaded itself in the seams of township culture.
At the time this article was published, it’s presumed that the suspects involved in the Gugulethu cash-in-transit heist were still at large.
Here is the full clip that’s gone viral.
As received: Cash in transit heist NY opposite Gugulethu Sports Complex. It is alleged that robbers threw a hand grenade to the cash van. Robbers got away with one bag of money and one security guard was shot. Incident took place late today pic.twitter.com/aH52dlptpY
— Veve (@LudidiVelani) April 12, 2021