Wednesday,
October 16, 2024 - Three people allegedly linked to the m8rder of 18
people in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, South Africa has been arrested.
The
victims of the mass shooting, who were killed on September 28,2024,
were laid to rest at the weekend. The youngest victim was 14-years-old.
The
three men were arrested in Port Shepstone, on the KZN South Coast, following an
intelligence-led operation.
The trio
were nabbed in the early hours of Wednesday morning, October 16, by members of
the SAPS Port Shepstone K9 and Public Order Policing.
Speaking
about the arrests, KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said
police received a tip-off from a community member that the wanted suspects were
hiding at a rented accommodation at Mkholombe informal settlement in Port
Shepstone.
“A swift
operation was put in motion and the three suspects, aged 22, 24 and 31 years
old were arrested," he stated.
He said
the operation is ongoing with police searching for a firearm which the suspects
allegedly used in the commission of the crime.
On
Tuesday, one person who was earlier arrested in connection with the shooting
abandoned his bail application.
Siphosoxolo
Myekethe, 45, charged with 18 counts of murder, appeared in the Lusikisiki
Magistrate’s Court.
Myekethe
is a convicted killer who was out on parole during the alleged commission of
the crime.
Police have not disclosed the motive for the shooting.
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