Suspects remain in custody
Two men, a 19-year-old and 22-year-old made their second appearance at Witbank Magistrate’s Court on September 9 after they were remanded in custody
The suspects that are accused of murdering Mr. Peet Swanepoel will remain in custody and another for the possession of a firearm without a licence.
Two men, a 19-year-old and 22-year-old made their second appearance at Witbank Magistrate’s Court on September 9 after they were remanded in custody.
They first appeared on Friday, September 6 .
According to Brig Leonard Hlathi, provincial SAPS spokesperson, the two suspects as well as an accomplice stormed into the deceased’s premises, fatally 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 she refused to comply.
They reportedly assaulted her after she informed them there was no money.
They then took seven firearms and two television sets before fleeing in the wife’s vehicle which was later found abandoned at the Kusile off-ramp along the N4.
It is reported that on Wednesday, September 3, on of the suspects was handed over to the police by his family.
An investigation was launched which subsequently led to the recovery of eight firearms, ammunition as well as a homemade gun.
He appeared on Thursday, September 4 for possession of a firearm without a licence and was remanded in custody until September 13.
The other two suspects will appear at the same court on September 16.
A preliminary probe suggests that one of the accused 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 at 082 375 3342.
