Suspect arrested in connection with Effingham Road murders
The suspect (29) is facing charges of murder and double murder and is due to reappear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court this week.
A 29-YEAR-OLD man has been remanded into police custody after he was arrested for a double murder case in the Greenwood Park area in November this year.
Siphamandla Gumede was arrested in ‘Operation Qondisa,’ which was led by members of the Provincial Investigations and Tracking Task Team as well as officers from the Rapid Rail Police Unit.
Gumede was wanted in a double murder and attempted murder as he allegedly shot and killed two men, aged 40 and 50, on Effingham Road on November 21.
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Colonel Robert Netshiunda of the SAPS explained Gumede handed himself over to the police in the presence of his legal representative and three other men at the Amanzimtoti police station last week.
“The astute police officers searched the vehicle that the men were travelling in and found them to be in illegal possession of two firearms and ammunition. A further search at the men’s business premises led to the recovery of an R5 rifle and ammunition. They were also arrested and charged with unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition,” he said.
Gumede is due to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, December 22.
