Serious Violence Crimes (SVC) detectives investigating a series of murders that occurred in one evening in October 2022 in Phillipi East, have charged a 20-year-old suspect for five counts of murder.
He is appearing in the Athlone Magistrates court on the morning of 8 March 2023.
The suspect is also charged for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
Further investigations currently underway are looking into whether the suspect can be linked to other murders.