A Durban man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a dialysis machine worth more than R250,000 from a local hospital.
Police spokesperson Capt Nqobile Gwala said the 27-year-old man was a former employee of the hospital.
“It is alleged that on August 24 at midnight, the suspect had proceeded to a hospital where he removed a machine without permission.Dialysis is a procedure used to remove waste and excess fluids from the blood when the kidneys stop working. Blood is usually diverted to a machine to be purified. “After being on the run from police for a month, police finally arrested the suspect in the Shallcross area in Chatsworth.
“Further investigations led police to a property in Umhlatuzana Township, where police recovered the machine, which is valued at more than R250,000.Gwala said the man would appear in the Chatsworth magistrate's court on Wednesday on a charge of theft.
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