Man implicated in murder of Lt Col Leroy Bruwer appears in Mpumalanga High Court
Bruwer was shot and killed in March 2020. Sinovuyo Salela (30) handed himself over to police just three months later.
The man implicated in the 2020 murder of Lt Col Leroy Bruwer appeared briefly in the Mpumalanga High Court this morning, February 7.
Bruwer, an officer attached to the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime, Wildlife-Trafficking Investigation team in Mpumalanga, was shot and killed on March 17 that year.
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Sinovuyo Salela (30), the man implicated in the murder, handed himself over to the Eastern Cape police, where he lives, on June 19, 2020. From there, Salela was transported to Mbombela where he has remained in custody ever since.
The matter had been set for trial for Monday February 7, however, there had been a last-minute change in Salela’s legal representation and the team requested the matter be heard over a period of two weeks instead of one.
The judge ruled that the matter be remanded to Wednesday February 9 when the matter will either be postponed or a new trial date will be finalised. Salela has been remanded in custody.
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