State finalising investigation into murders of AKA and Tibz
Following Advocate Lawrence Gcaba’s submission to the court that there were new developments in the case since its last postponement in May, the State requested yet another remand to complete investigations.
Five of the seven men arrested in connection with the murders of Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane in the Durban Magistrates Court on 14 March 2024. Picture: Sphamandla Dlamini/EWN
DURBAN - The State is finalising investigations into the murders of rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and celebrity chef Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane.
The matter returned to the Durban Magistrates Court on Thursday.
AKA and Tibz were shot and killed in Durban in 2023.
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Following Advocate Lawrence Gcaba’s submission to the court that there were new developments in the case since its last postponement in May, the State requested yet another remand to complete investigations.
Magistrate Vincent Hlatshwayo explained this to the five accused.
"By agreement between your attorneys and the State, this matter is adjourned until the 29th of November 2024 to finalise outstanding investigations as placed on record as placed by the prosecution team."
He added that part of the investigation focused on monies paid for the alleged hit.
"To cover, among other things, but not limited to that financial investigation, possible addition of the outstanding accused, and other relevant investigations that need to be finalised."
Two other accused in Eswatini will know next week whether South Africa’s request to extradite them to stand trial here has been successful or not.