The two men accused of the theft of safe deposit boxes from an FNB branch have allegedly confessed to their crimes. Norman Moeli and Maredi Letsoalo‚ both former Chubb employees‚ are facing charges of conspiracy to commit housebreaking and theft at the main FNB branch in Randburg, on December 18. The men allegedly broke through the wall with a jackhammer to gain access to the bank vault after tying up the lone security guard on duty. More than 360 safe deposit boxes containing valuables such as firearms‚ jewellery‚ money and documents were stolen. Moeli and Letsoalo confessed to a police officer. However, the court questioned the admissibility of the confessions as they were not made before a magistrate, as is required in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act. On December 31, thieves penetrated a vault at FNB Parktown and took R1.7m in cash and valuables from about 30 safe deposit boxes. TMG Digital
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