In the early hours of 20 April 2021, Public Order Police and Ezakheni Detectives conducted an operation. The team was searching for suspects involved in charges of murder and house robbery that were committed in Ezakheni.
The investigation led the team to a house in Ezakheni where three suspects aged between 36 and 39 were placed under arrest. More arrests are expected as investigation still unfolds.
It is alleged that on 4 April 2021 at 20:45, Mthokozisi Doctor Sibiya (29) was at his home with his family on Mkholwane Street in Ezakheni when three unknown suspects entered. The suspects threatened the family and stole three cell phones.
They fatally shot Sibiya who sustained gunshot wounds to the head. He was declared dead at the scene. Charges of murder and robbery were opened for investigation at Ezakheni SAPS.
