TimesLIVE reports that police said on Wednesday they had made a breakthrough in the murder of police officer, Lt Col Sikhetho Mawila, whose remains were found in Tsakane last week, and four persons have been arrested.
“They are allegedly linked to the murder, kidnapping and carjacking of the police officer, Mawila, aged 63, who was found murdered in an open field in Tsakane on Monday, January 8. His family last spoke to him on Saturday, January 6 2024, when he was travelling to Durban, where he was returning to his workplace and reported him missing,” said Col Philani Nkwalase. Mawila was found by passers-by with head injuries, two gunshot wounds and three stab wounds. Crucial items were recovered from the suspects, linking them to the crime. These included a cellphone, laptop belonging to the deceased, a service pistol with live ammunition, car jack, a wallet, a pair of running shoes, a suitcase, keys, a cooler box as well as a knife. Mawila’s hijacked vehicle, which had been burnt, was also recovered. The four men are scheduled to appear in the Tsakane Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard at TimesLIVE
- Read too, Four nabbed for kidnapping and murder of Hawks police officer, at The Citizen
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