LIMPOPO – The three suspects who were arrested for allegedly killing the Collins Chabane Municipality mayor Moses Maluleke will appear before the Malamulele Magistrate’s Court on Monday (August 1).
Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said the suspects, who are between the ages of 30 and 50, were arrested during intensive police investigations that commenced after Maluleke’s murder on July 21.
Maluleke was shot and killed outside his home during an attack in which his teenage son was injured.
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The provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe commended the team for the arrest and thanked the community for their assistance in the fight against crime.
“The suspects face charges of murder and attempted murder. Police investigations continue,” Mojapelo said.