Durban Cash-in-Transit Guard’s Widow Shares Memories of Husband’s Final Day, SA Shattered

• A woman whose husband died in a cash-in-transit heist in Durban remembered his last day
• She recalled his final routine and how she didn't receive his daily morning check-in call
• Netizens are devastated and pray that she receives strength during these challenging times

The widow of a slain cash-in-transit security guard was waiting for her husband to call her as was his habit at 11am. The call she received instead was from his company, informing him that her husband got seriously injured during a heist. He did not live to see the end of the day and his wife still struggles to cope.

Woman shares husband's final day before being killed in CIT heist

Stanley Hansraj lost his life last week after the armoured vehicle he was travelling in was hit on the M35 outside Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. Two people were injured during the cash-in-transit heist and Stanley unfortunately died.

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According to IOL, his wife Charlene was devastated by the news. She shared his daily routine, expecting it to continue on the fateful day.

Stanley woke up earlier than usual because South African Social Security Agency recipients were receiving their monthly payouts on that day. He got ready for work by taking a shower and having his morning cup of coffee.

Charlene recalls how her husband regularly left messages of hope, inspiration and well-wishes for the day. She also expected to receive the phone call he usually made before lunchtime to discuss his day. That call never came as he was fatally involved in a cash-in-transit heist which took him away from his wife.

South Africans offer condolences

Netizens commented on Facebook and passed their condolences.

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Tar Mahlangu said:

“The problem is the ANC. We need to get rid of this party.”

Nishi Sewraj added:

"My deepest condolences."

Meera Singh remarked:

“Absolutely sad. My deepest condolences to the bereaved family and may his soul rest in peace.”

Sharmini Naicker was pained.

“Very sad and painful. We live in a lawless society thanks to greed and corruption.”

Dhanishka Minisha Naicker wrote:

“I pray that you and your precious children find peace and comfort.”

Fidelity CEO demands SA army involvement in stopping cash-in-transit heists

In a similar article, Briefly News reported that Fidelity CEO Wahl Bartmann demanded that the SA army stop cash-in-transit heists.

It took police 30 minutes to respond to a CIT heist over the weekend in Johannesburg. Bartmann revealed that police were helpful in the past; netizens believe cops and the army are involved in these crimes.

Source: Briefly News