Collen Chauke dies
2003-11-21 10:37
Pretoria - Cash-in-transit heist mastermind Collen Chauke died of natural causes on Friday, the Department of Correctional Services said.
Chauke, who was serving a 15-year sentence in C-Max, had been in the Kalafong Hospital for the past week, said departmental spokesperson Isaac Mosiane.
"I can't divulge the nature of his illness."
He died around 09:30.
Chauke was sentenced in 2001 after he was found guilty of robbing R12.6m from a depot of the SBV security company in Pretoria in October 1997.
- SAPA