South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Mpumalanga
NELSPRUIT – The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Manamela has welcomed the arrest of six suspects for murder.
Their arrests this morning come after they handed themselves over to the police in Schoemansdal. It is said that the suspects were involved in an incident where a 37-year-old man, Sibusiso Shongwe was fatally assulted. The incident occurred on 13 September 2021 at Jeppes Reef in Nkomazi.
Police opened a murder case and an investigation was conducted. Upon hearing that police are looking for them, the suspects decided to hand themselves over hence their arrest.
They appeared before the Nkomazi Magistrate’s Court today, and were remanded in custody and will appear again before the same court for formal bail application on 05 October 2021.
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