Joseph Onora Asa (30), a foreign national, was remanded in custody by the Volksrust Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, October 26 in connection with attempted murder.
The case was postponed to November 14 for a formal bail application.
Edmond Dadzi (30) was also remanded in custody by the same court in connection with housebreaking, theft and car hijacking.
The case was postponed to November 10 for a formal bail application. This follows a multidisciplinary intelligence-driven operation on Tuesday, October 25.
The Hawks` Serious Organised Crime Investigation based in Secunda, together with Crime Intelligence and K9 Units from Secunda, as well as detectives from Volksrust and Local Criminal Recording Centre, apprehended the suspects.
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The suspects were sought in connection with a shooting incident between two rival groups in Volksrust on September 18.
After the shooting, an attempted murder case was registered against the suspects. According to a media statement, the team went to the identified address where the first suspect was found.
Through further investigation, the team pursued the second suspect, who was found in possession of the hijacked vehicle as per the Jeppe Car Hijacking case of October this year.
The vehicle and his cell phones were seized for further investigation. The investigation team further linked them to another crime scene in October 2021.
The additional case relates to housebreaking and theft where a stolen vehicle, a Silver Hyundai and 65 inch Hi Sense TV were also recovered and seized as an exhibit for further investigation.
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