A 35-year-old lady has been charged with the brutal homicide of a 50-year-old man who was gunned down contained in the Wynberg Justice of the Peace’s Court docket constructing.
The lady is predicted to seem in court docket on Monday, 14 April.
BREAKTHROUGH IN WYNBERG MAGISTRATE’S COURT MURDER
The South African Police Service (SAPS) within the Western Cape stated its Severe Violent Crime Detectives have been laborious at work and because the group of investigators continues with the probe extra arrests are imminent.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa stated the investigation commenced after the brazen capturing incident on Tuesday, 8 April and because the capturing incident, investigators have labored across the clock searching for the perpetrators.
“Western Cape SAPS administration has welcomed the breakthrough and expressed confidence within the group of investigators because the investigation unfolds. It’s anticipated that the investigation will decide the motive for the homicide,” Potelwa stated.
SECURITY BEEFED UP AFTER INCIDENT
Following the incident, the Wynberg Justice of the Peace’s Court docket was closed and a high-level delegation from the Division of Justice and Constitutional Growth performed an oversight.
As a part of instant interventions, the Division’s Director-Basic directed the set up of a safety scanner, tightening entry management to prosecutors’ and magistrates’ workplaces, and the improved vetting of court docket officers.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) condemned the brazen assassination carried out contained in the court docket constructing.
The get together stated the assault is yet one more reminder of the pervasive and escalating gang violence terrorising communities throughout the Cape Flats.
“The truth that a conflict between gangs and taxi bosses can spill into the very constructing tasked with prosecuting these crimes poses critical questions on public security – each inside and out of doors the courtroom,” the get together’s spokesperson on Justice and Constitutional Growth Glynnis Breytenbach stated.
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