Western Cape SAPS management welcomes the judgment imposed on a suspect who shot and killed a taxi driver at the Bellville taxi rank on 12 July 2018. The suspect opened fire at the taxi rank fatally injuring the victim.
After an intense investigation, the suspect was arrested on the charge of murder. On Tuesday, 19 October 2021 the Bellville Regional court sentenced the 45-year-old Phendile Velem to an effective 15 years imprisonment.
