Number plate may be missing link in Modjadji case

A vehicle’s number plate may be the clue police are searching for to catch those linked to the murder of journalist chief Ngwako Modjadji, who was killed in an apparent hit-and-run accident during the weekend.

Johannesburg metro police spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said police found a number plate at the scene of the crime. They have reason to suspect the number plate fell off a car believed to be the one involved in the incident.

He said officers did not have adequate information of what may have happened on the night of the incident but had reason to take the number plate as a lead in the investigation, The Star reported.

Ngwako from the Limpopo Modjadji royal family was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning in Soweto after a vehicle mowed him down and then sped off.

He was a well-known journalist who had worked at many national newspapers in the country.

He was with his brother, States, and had just finished dinner at a restaurant.

States said: “I feel empty, naked, and lonely without my brother. He called me when he was driving from Durban on assignment and said we must do dinner.”

States, a prominent lawyer in Limpopo, described Ngwako as a brother, friend, adviser, entertainer, and educator who would stop at nothing to portray the day-to-day happenings in Mzansi.

“We are yet to convince the family to discuss funeral arrangements. We will then keep you in the loop as to when and where the funeral will take place,” said States.

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