Chatsworth detectives have arrested a 27-year-old suspect for theft after he had stolen a dialysis machine from a local hospital.
It is alleged that on 24 August 2021, at midnight, the suspect proceeded to a hospital where he removed a machine without permission. He thereafter pawned the machine for monetary gain. After being on the run from police for a month, police finally arrested the suspect in the Shallcross area in Chatsworth. Further investigations led police to a property in the Umhlatuzana Township area where police recovered the dialysis machine which is valued at over R 250 000-00. Police seized the exhibit which will be returned to the hospital in due course.
The suspect will appear in the Chatsworth Magistrate’s Court today on charges of theft.