Former EMPD officer joins co-accused in R15m Joburg precious stones case

By Johnathan Paoli

A former Ekurhuleni metro police officer has joined two co-accused in the dock in a case linked to the alleged robbery of precious stones worth nearly R15 million from a Johannesburg apartment.

Kersha-Leigh Stols appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday after handing herself over to police at the Edenvale police station on Monday.

She will return to court on 16 July with suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department officer Adrian Mackenzie and Titen Security Services CEO Etienne van der Walt for a formal bail application.

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The accused face charges including robbery with aggravating circumstances and fraud, with the State treating the robbery count as a Schedule 6 matter.

The National Prosecuting Authority alleges the accused were part of a group that carried out an armed raid at a Killarney apartment in Johannesburg on