| Suspect nabbed for committing serious offences | |
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| Date Published: | 2024/08/17 |
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Media Statement WESTERN CAPE - A multi-disciplinary tracing team comprising of the Hawks George based Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Mthatha Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Mthatha Tactical Response Team and Mthatha Provincial Tracking Team have on 16 August 2024 arrested a 37-year-old suspect on a warrant. The suspect is alleged to have committed serious offences ranging from house robbery, murder, and robbery with aggravating circumstances in Knysna and George respectively. This arrest emanates from June 2021 when a security guard of Fidelity Cash Solutions collected cash at Pick n Pay in Knysna. Two armed suspects approached the security guard and a struggle ensued. During the struggle, the guard was shot three times and was fatally wounded. The two suspects made off with the deceased firearm and undisclosed amount of cash and were subsequently arrested during 2021. The two accused, Mzoxolo Bhushula (32) and Masonwabe Yizana(35), are already on trial in this matter. Bhushula is still in custody and Yizana is out on bail. Their next court appearance is on 09 December 2024 at the Knysna Regional Court. On the crime scene, investigators discovered a cap and gloves which were linked to the suspect through DNA. Information was received about his whereabouts in the Mthatha area where he was arrested. The suspect will make his first appearance in George Magistrate’s Court on 19 August 2024 on charges of house robbery that he allegedly committed in George during 2017 where after he will appear in Knysna Magistrate’s Court on 20 August 2024 on charges of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances. Ends
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