The Western Cape SAPS management welcomes the hefty sentence handed down to Nelson “Nkwenkwe” Dyantyi who was arrested in 2023 following an armed robbery at a hospital in Durbanville.
On 31 August 2023, Dyantyi entered a private hospital through a back window and threatened patients and staff with a firearm. He robbed them of their cellphones, laptops and wallets then fled. The matter was reported to Durbanville police and assigned to Detective Warrant Officer Heiny Marais, who through thorough investigation identified the culprit.
Shortly after, a tracing operation was conducted which resulted in the arrest of Nelson Dyantyi and his bail was successfully opposed. After a lengthy trial, the accused was convicted on the charges of armed robbery, possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
He was subsequently sentenced to 27 years direct imprisonment and declared unfit to possess a firearm in terms of the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000.
