The three accused of the murder of Mbombela anaesthetist Dr Nicholas Procter have been named as Bheki Ndlovu (38), Nkateko Tshidzumba (24) and Siyabonga Kekana (20).
A provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Donald Mdhluli, said these men were apprehended in Protea Glen, Gauteng, on Monday February 5.
They appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court today, February 6, and were charged with Procter’s murder and robbery.
During the court appearance, the state said that a fourth suspect is still being sought. The matter has been postponed to February 14 for a bail application. The state said it intends to oppose the bail.
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Procter’s body was found with his hand and feet tied in a flat that was run as a vacation rental unit in the Mopani block of Green Valley Estate on Thursday afternoon, February 1.
Procter was first reported missing when he did not show up for work at Mediclinic Nelspruit that morning.