Back but broken - Suspect's vehicle is towed home
SUNDAY World has been reliably informed that Geoffrey Phandavhudzi's Nissan Navara has been returned to his family.
RETURNED: The 'borrowed' wheels, right after our story appeared. Picture by Mohau MofokengLast Sunday this newspaper reported that investigating officer Victor Aphane arrested the suspect for alleged domestic violence in August and then used his car.
The same day, the black Navara was returned, Geoffrey's cousin Simon Sadiki says, "but it is broken. We're grateful to have it back."
It is alleged it was towed back to the family and won't start.
On Wednesday at Phandavhudzi's bail hearing, the magistrate hit the roof before postponing the hearing to Tuesday.
At the centre of the magistrate's annoyance was that she wanted to hear the complainant, who seemingly does not wish to take the stand to support her case.
Nancy Phandavhudzi reported her husband for domestic violence but the affidavit deposed by her husband necessitated that her testimony be heard.
The source says the magistrate said she would be forced to grant the bail application if the complainant doesn't come to the stand on Tuesday.
•Sadiki also told Sunday World outside the court on Thursday that Phandavhudzi's older brother, a police captain stationed at Randburg police station, Enos Phandavhudzi, could be arrested after he claimed the way his brother was treated was illegal.
Sadiki says Enos obtained affidavits as part of an investigation into a fraud and corruption case - number 1860/10/2011 (Johannesburg Central) - which Geoffrey opened against his wife Nancy.
Enos's probe threatens to blow the lid on the sort of suspected corruption that led to the Navara being "stolen".
"He'd intended to submit the docket to the relevant police station but it was confiscated," he says.
Sunday World could not establish where the affidavits were kept but they could only have been removed from Enos without his knowledge if they were kept at the Randburg police station. Enos could not be reached for comment.
Asked to confirm that he had returned the car on Sunday and that it was "broken", Aphane said: "Ja, neh! That's what you are telling me" - and hung up the phone.
GodfreyTshabalala
Lock the cop up,we don't need somebody like him in our force!!
CHIZZKOP
EISH!!!!!
