EMALAHLENI- Two suspects made their second appearance in the Witbank Magistrate’s Court on Monday for the murder of a 51-year-old man, Peet Swanepoel.
Kholofelo Makhudu(19) and Gift Mbola (22) with another accomplice, Negus Simelane allegedly stormed into the deceased’s premises, shot him and proceeded to the house where they demanded money from his wife and further threatened to put her grandson in the oven if they refused to comply.
According to police, they the deceased’s wife after she informed them there was no money. They then took seven firearms, two television sets before fleeing in the wife’s vehicle which was later found abandoned at the Kusile off ramp along the N4.
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Last Wednesday, the third suspect, Simelane was handed over to the police by his family. An investigation was then launched which led to the recovery of eight firearms, ammunition as well a homemade gun. He Simelane appeared in court the following for possession of a firearm without a licence and was remanded in custody until September 13. Makhudu and Mbola will appear at the same court on September 16, 2019.
A preliminary probe suggests that Mbola was also found to be linked to other cases where the same firearms stolen were used to commit other crimes. The police are currently requesting Tshepo Makunyane to come forward, whom they believe can assist with further investigation on this matter, or anyone with information about him to contact Colonel Godfrey Mahlo on 0823753342.
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