A 34-year-old man was beaten by the community after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in her sleep. She was in her home when she was allegedly sexually assaulted.

The neighbors called for assistance from RUSA the local security company to the property. Officers arrived at the scene and were briefed on the situation. It came to light that the 31-year-old victim was asleep next to her husband.

She suddenly woke up after someone after she felt someone attempting to penetrate her. She asked her husband if he was the one attempting to penetrate her but he denied it. The husband switched the lights on and discovered a man in their room.

They called out for help to their neighbours and the suspect was apprehended. The suspect confirmed that he resides in the same area. He was questioned about how he managed to enter the house, and he said he entered through an unlocked door and proceeded to their bedroom.

In the bedroom that’s when he used his finger to finger the victim. He sustained injuries after he was assaulted by the community. He was placed under arrest and handed over to the police for further investigation.

A 69-year-old female discovered her son’s lifeless body with multiple stab wounds on a footpath in Cottonlands.

Upon discovering this, they called for assistance from Reaction Unit South Africa. RUSA responded to the call, officers were led to the pathway where the lifeless body was. The 38-year-old sustained multiple stab wounds to his chest and abdomen. He was announced deceased by the medics.

The deceased’s 28-year-old friend was discovered at his home approximately 30 meters away. He had been stabbed three (3) times in his abdomen, twice in his neck, and once in his right leg. He informed Reaction Officers that he and the deceased were consuming traditional beer at his residence last night.

Two unknown males approached and befriended them. The four consumed alcohol together. Around 00:00 they decided to purchase more alcohol from a local tavern. The homeowner and the two unknown men left while the deceased remained in the house. While walking to the tavern, the two males produced knives and repeatedly stabbed the victim.

They left him for dead and returned to the house where they stabbed the deceased. It could not be confirmed if they dumped his body in the pathway or if the critically injured man collapsed while attempting to seek assistance. His injured friend managed to make his way back to the house.

According to the deceased’s mother, she contacted him telephonically late last night and requested that he return home. This morning, she discovered that he did not return and went in search of him when she made discovery. The motive for the attack was confirmed.

A Durban husband and wife found guilty of swindling millions of rand from the KZN Blind and Deaf Society have been sentenced to jail.

The wife, Ruvanya Ramiah, 31, was sentenced to an effective 15 years behind bars, while her husband, Ayush Rambally, 32, was jailed for 8 years.

The couple pleaded guilty to fraud and theft in June last year.

Ramiah pleaded guilty to 354 counts of fraud, amounting to over R12.6 million, while Rambally pleaded guilty to 79 counts of theft, amounting to about R1.7m.

In her plea, Ramiah, who worked as a finance officer for the society from March 2012 to February 2019, said she committed fraud by paying herself inflated salaries, twice and sometimes more often in the same month.

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According to NPA spokesperson Natasha Kara, the accused said her duties included salary payments and general payments, and she had access to and control of the Society’s banking accounts.

“She also created false payments to suppliers and fabricated evidence to support those payments. The money went into her bank account and that of her husband.”

Rambally said in his plea that he took the money knowing very well that he was not entitled to it, as he was neither an employee nor a creditor of the Society.

In admitting that his actions were wrong, he admitted to using Society’s money for his and his wife’s purposes.

In aggravation of the sentence, senior state advocate Andre Carlitz led the evidence of Veetha Sewkuran, who is the president of the KZN Blind and Deaf Society.

“Sewkuran said that once news of the fraud had gotten out, funders and companies withdrew their funding and association with the Society.

“She said that the lack of funds resulted in them retrenching 15 staff members who then took the Society to the Council for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA), thus causing the Society further financial problems.

“Sewkuran mentioned that Ramiah was in a position of trust and she betrayed that trust,” said Kara.

“The fraud committed has impacted the reputation of the Society, with the Society needing to prove itself as it is still under scrutiny from donors and the public. She said that the Society may have to close its doors should it not recover from its loss.”

In handing down the sentence, the court found that the couple did not show remorse and pleaded guilty due to the overwhelming evidence against them.

“The court concluded that their motive was for greed and not need, as they were receiving an income and Ramiah held a full-time job.”

A 28-year-old man was gunned down in Madadeni, KwaZulu-Natal while walking down a road. However, after shooting the young man, the killer then took the victim’s phone and called the victim’s cousin to inform them of the crime.

Local police explained that the crime occurred on 26 January 2023. The 28-year-old man had visited friends and was on his way home on foot. At 9.45 pm, as the man was walking through Section 7 of Madadeni, his evening took a violent turn.

“An unidentified person shot him in the chest. The suspect then took the deceased’s Nokia cellphone and contacted his (the victim’s) cousin to inform them of the crime,” said a police source.
After informing the shocked family member of the fatal shooting, the police source added that the suspect then switched off the cellphone and vanished with it.

Madadeni SAPS spokesperson Constable Langa explained that a suspect was arrested later that night, without divulging the suspect