Two in Court for hijacking and murder

Two in Court for hijacking and murder

Bloemfontein – Two people, one a minor, appeared in the Lindley Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday in connection with the hijacking and murder of a Bethlehem man.

“Elias Moeketsi Lichakane, 20, and a 17-year-old appeared and were denied bail,” said Free State police spokeswoman Constable Sinah Mpakane.

The matter was postponed to June 25 for further investigation.

It relates to the murder of Thamsanqa Vumendlini, 48, who was a Democratic Alliance branch chairman in Bohlokong at Bethlehem.

It was alleged Vumendlini was on his way from Senekal to Bethlehem when he stopped to give two people a lift on Friday, June 6 around 5pm…

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South Africa Today – South Africa News