Gang related murder, suspect arrested within 2 hours, Bethelsdorp

South African Police Service

Gang related murder, suspect arrested within 2 hours, Bethelsdorp
Gang related murder, suspect arrested within 2 hours, Bethelsdorp

The Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit (Gang Investigation) arrested a 26 year old suspect about two hours after an alleged murder took place in William Slammert Drive in Bloemendal.

It is alleged that on Monday 9 September 2019, at about 04:45, Juandre Mentoor (29) and a friend were walking in William Slammert Drive in Bloemendal, Bethelsdorp when they saw the suspect running towards them. The suspect then started shooting at them.

Mentoor and his friend (23) started running. Mentoor collapsed a short distance in William Slammert Drive and died. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. Gang affiliation not known at this stage.

Investigations in the immediate vicinity led the investigators to a house in William Slammert Drive where the suspect was found sleeping.

The incident is gang related and the suspect is detained on a charge of murder.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service