Two suspects aged 42 and 48 are due to make their second court appearance in the Estcourt Magistrate’s Court on 9 January for bail application.
This follows their arrest on 1 January 2018 for the murder of a 42 year old Theshi Busani Hadebe.
On 20 December 2017 at 17:30 the victim, Theshi Hadebe was at Moyeni area, Amangwe where he was working as a herdsman. He was approached and kidnapped by four assailants who are alleged to have shot and killed him later and dumped his body in the Winterton area.
A case of murder and kidnapping was opened at Amangwe police station for further investigation. After an intensive investigation, two suspects were arrested at Stulwane area, Bergville and a licensed firearm and ammunition were recovered. The recovered firearm will be sent for ballistic testing to determine whether it may have been used in this crime or any other crime in the country.
The KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa welcomes the arrest of the suspects.
“I strongly condemned the killing of innocent people and such conduct by criminals cannot be accepted. The detective unit will make sure that this matter is thoroughly investigated and present strong evidence in court that will enable good conviction,” he said.
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