A multidisciplinary team in the uMzinyathi District, which included the national deployment has made a major breakthrough when they arrested a suspect who was wanted for the triple murder which he allegedly committed at KwaNqulu in the Nquthu policing precinct in October 2023.
The suspect was traced and cornered at Msinga where he was arrested, and was found in possession of a rifle which is believed to be the weapon which was used in the commission of the murders.
When the police were on their way to detain the arrested suspect, another person was spotted with a firearm at the local taxi tank. When the police approached him, the man started firing shots, injuring one police officer on the arm. Police returned fire and during the shootout, the suspect was fatally wounded. He was found in possession of a .38 special revolver whose serial number was erased. The firearms will be taken for ballistic testing to ascertain if they are linked to other crime scenes.
The injured police was taken to hospital for medical attention.
The arrested suspect will appear in the Msinga Magistrate’s Court soon.