The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has gladly welcomed the arrest of two male suspects who could possibly be linked to murders as well as armed robberies. The pair was nabbed at Marite (near Bushbuckridge) on Friday night, 11 March 2022 by joint forces of the police from Tactical Response Team (TRT) from Tshwane and Ekurhuleni in partnership with members from Calcutta Task Team.
Preliminary investigation by the detectives unearthed that the two are somehow fingered in a string of serious cases, including murder of a police officer at Marite near Calcutta in January 2022 as well as a murder case at Alexandra (Gauteng Province) in December 2021 and other robberies. Police cannot rule out the possibility of linking the suspects to other crimes committed elsewhere.
The confiscated firearms will also undergo some forensic tests where more charges may be added upon the suspects.
The two suspects are expected to appear at the Mkhuhlu Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 14 March 2022 facing the said charges.
