One of the robbers killed in a shootout with a cash-in-transit guard in KwaMashu has been identified as a top South African mixed martial arts fighter.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Brenda Muridili, said on Monday, a group of men tried to rob security guards of a cash vehicle at the Bridge City Shopping Mall.
She said two of the robbers were shot dead, while the others fled the scene in a minibus taxi.
“A handgun and a rifle were recovered on the scene from the robbers. We do not know if any cash was taken,” Muridili said.
It is alleged a gang of seven men tried to hold up CIT guards transferring money to their vehicle.
One of the guards was treated for multiple gunshot wounds at the scene and is still recovering in hospital.
Pictures of the scene circulating on social media showed a man on the floor wearing a balaclava and gloves with a rifle beside him.
He has blood flowing from a wound under his balaclava.
He is also wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt and is lying on his stomach.
A police source confirmed to the Daily Voice that the deceased was Mixed Martial Arts fighter Sboh Ceeh Khuboni, aka the Destroyer, who had also been involved in a hijacking in 2012.