The 42-year-old suspect was arrested on Thursday after police found him in possession of the victims’ stolen belongings.
Provincial police spokesperson Dineo Sekgotodi said the suspect is expected to appear in the Barberton Magistrates Court on Monday.
He will face charges of attempted murder and robbery.
“It is alleged that on the day in question, the couple was driving a rented Toyota Cross when a dark-coloured VW Polo passed them,” Sekgotodi said.
“They kept on driving when the Polo with three occupants drove parallel to their vehicle and fired at the driver, injuring the driver on his right hand. They stopped their vehicle.
“Three suspects pointed the victims with firearms and robbed them of their belongings, two cell phones. three bankcards, R5,000 cash, passports, as well as an international driver’s license and fled the crime scene towards Barberton.”
The two other suspects are still at large.
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