On Sunday 29 October 2023 Hawks members from Pietermaritzburg Serious Organised Crime Investigation arrested Thandolwami Shezi (18) and Nhlakanipho Mabaso (20) for murder of Warrant Officer Mfundo Khumalo (35) who was fatally shot at Imbali Township in Pietermaritzburg.
On 09 March 2022, Warrant Officer Khumalo who was stationed at Local Criminal Record Centre was off duty when two suspects entered his residence. The suspects demanded cell phones and cash at gunpoint. A scuffle ensued and Warrant Officer Khumalo was shot. He was taken to the clinic where he was declared dead. The suspects made off with one cell phone and a laptop.
A case of house robbery and murder was reported at Plessislaer police station and the case docket was allocated to Hawks members for intensive investigation. Yesterday members received information about the suspects and they proceeded to Plessislaer police station where they questioned Shezi and Mabaso as they were arrested for another house robbery.
The two were charged for house robbery and murder. They briefly appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates’ Court today and were remanded in custody. The case was postponed to 14 November 2023.
The KwaZulu-Natal Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Provincial Head, Major General (Dr) Lesetja Senona welcomed the arrest and applauded the members for the good work.