Cop in court on robbery charge
January 15 2013 at 02:11pm
By SAPA
By SAPA
Kuruman - The commander of the
Wrenchville police station in Kuruman appeared in the Mothibistad Magistrate's
Court on robbery charges on Tuesday.
Police spokesman Lieutenant Olebogeng
Tawana said the case against Captain Anna Phorotlho, 42, was postponed to
January 21 for a formal bail application.
She will remain in custody.
Phorotlho was arrested in connection
with several robberies at foreign-owned shops in the Wrenchville area last
year.
She was allegedly identified by the
robbers as the one who transported them to the shops and apparently also
supplied them with a firearm for a robbery on January 3, 2012.
Four alleged robbers were caught by
residents and assaulted after a robbery at a shop in Khankhudung at the time.
One of the men later died in hospital
from his injuries.
Police seized a firearm belonging to
the state, air time vouchers and an unknown amount of cash from the robbers.
Phorotlho was arrested at her office at
the police station on Monday. - Sapa
