
Murder
Hillary Gardee’s murder case postponed
The case against three men accused of killing Hillary Gardee has been postponed to 22 July 2022 in the Nelspruit Magistrates Court. #HillaryGardee #GBV
The crackdown on illegal activities at the weekend saw several people handcuffed for crimes including the possession of drugs, unlicensed firearms, illegal dealing of liquor, and undocumented foreign nationals.
This is according to the latest police statistics that also show an overall 22.2% increase in murder compared to the corresponding period last year.
Mafalala's attack was apparently sparked by fears over kidnappings in Cape Town in recent weeks.
The police presented the crime statistics covering the period from January to March.
Bongani Bingwa speaks to the director of DNA for Africa and former deputy chairperson of the DNA Board, Dr Vanessa Lynch, about this bill.
The case against convicted murderer Ntuthuko Shoba returned to the Johannesburg High Court on 10 May 2022 for sentencing proceedings.
The victim is believed to be about 21-years-old.
The trio appeared in the Alexandra Magistrates' Court on Monday where they were each released on R3,000 bail without conditions.
It's reported the employee was carrying out her daily duties at a water tanker filling point on Saturday afternoon when she was shot.
Their bodies were discovered on Wednesday night
Detectives said the suspect fetched her boyfriend's daughter from his house on Monday. From there, they hitchhiked to Gqeberha's Maitlands Beach, where the girl's body was later found.
The murder last September in the western town of Idar-Oberstein shocked Germany, which has seen a vocal anti-mask and anti-vaccine movement emerge in response to the government's coronavirus restrictions.
Warren and Arlene Lucas, who are the brother and sister-in-law of Craig, were shot dead in their Protea Heights home on Sunday.
Brian Mudyiwayana went on a killing spree between 2016 and 2017, murdering five women and a man in Swellendam, Bredasdorp, Mossel Bay and De Doorns.
Police Minister Bheki Cele presented the country’s third quarter crimes stats, which showed an 8.9% overall increase in murder.
SAPS senior management on Friday morning briefed Parliament’s police committee on the third quarter statistics from October to 31 December.
The 56-year-old has been charged with killing and dismembering 13-year-old Jerobejin van Wyk, who had apparently taken mangoes from the his tree last week.