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Murder of gang leader and son (11), AGU track down suspect, Lavender Hill

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Murder of gang leader and son (11), AGU track down suspect, Lavender Hill
Murder of gang leader and son (11), AGU track down suspect, Lavender Hill

On Friday, 2 September 2022, an alleged gang leader (42) and his 11-year-old son were shot and killed in their Shepherd Way home in Lavender Hill.

The case was assigned to the Anti-Gang Unit detectives who worked around the clock to bring the perpetrator of this double murder to book.

On Monday evening, 5 September 2022, the detectives made a breakthrough in the case when they conducted a tracing operation which led them to an address in Cradock Road, Steenberg where a 22-year-old male was arrested in connection with the murder.

Once charged the suspect will appear in the Wynberg Magistrates court on murder charges.

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