The woman and her gang stole diamonds valued at R72.7 million and switched them with pebbles.
The real diamonds, according to London police, stolen in March 2016,ooooooooooooo have never been recovered.
Lakatos had previously been convicted of theft in France and was also wanted in Switzerland for a similar crime.
The woman pleaded guilty after she was arrested. Photo: NDTV.Source: Facebook
Her kind of theft can be said to be daring and audacious.
The conviction came moments after Lulu’s arrest in France on a European arrest warrant.
The heist occurred at a petrol station in Outdshoorn, Western Cape.
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Zinzi Hani, Spokesperson for the Western Cape Police, stated that the incident took place on 19 July.
Hani explained that the captain is the fourth suspect apprehended in the matter.
According toEWN,the Fidelity security guards were approached by two suspects, who were armed.
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The suspects fled with the money shortly after disarming the guard of his weapon.
Three of them were arrested just after the incident.
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Lebogang Mashego (Current Affairs HOD)Lebogang Mashego runs the Current Affairs desk.
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