By Marcus Moloko
KwaZulu-Natal businessman and convicted carjacker Stuart James Scharnick has been linked to 29 criminal cases, including hijackings and motor vehicle theft.
This was revealed by the KwaZulu-Natal police during a media briefing to address comments recently made by the businessman.
Speaking at the provincial police headquarters in Durban, Acting Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Crime Detection, Major General Anthony Gopaul, provided a detailed breakdown of the cases in which Scharnick is a subject of investigation.
“In KwaZulu-Natal, he was the subject of an investigation where he was an alleged suspect in a particular matter. We have perused every one of those cases. We’ve been through every single document and every single case file,” said Gopaul.
Gopaul outlined how police looked at 29 case dockets linked to Scharnick.
“You [media] have been listening to a version of eighteen counts on one case. I’m going to show you a picture
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