Cash disappears from company safe

Cash disappears from company safe Two men appeared in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court last week in connection with the alleged theft of over N$150 000 from their employer Distell Namibia.

The two men Samson Uirab, 52, and Deon Savage, 51, were each granted bail of N$5 000 and the case postponed to 16 February for legal representation and further investigation.

According to Chief Inspector Erastus Ikuyu, a group of unknown suspects entered Distell Namibia between 3-5 December and tried to open a big safe mounted into a wall with a cutting torch.

A cash amount of N$157 536 was reported missing from the company safe.

“We suspect the criminals ran out of gas and left without any success. When the manager Hettie Rautenbach arrived at the office on 5 December, she discovered the break-in and also noticed that the safe was damaged but not opened.”

One of the arrested suspects apparently arrived at the police station the following day and reported a break-in and a case of theft.

The investigation officer discovered something was amiss when he called Rautenbach who was surprised that a worker wanted to open a case of theft.

She was adamant that the safe was not opened during the break-in.



OTIS FINCK