The police investigation into murders related to recent taxi-related violence has resulted in several arrests with numerous suspects due to appear in court this week.
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As part of the investigation, members of the Provincial Taxi Task Unit’s Combat team pounced on a location in Ocean View where they apprehended a wanted suspect on Thursday.
The suspect is allegedly linked to a triple murder that occurred in Khayelitsha in December 2022.’
‘He is also charged for another murder that occurred in Masiphumelele in June 2023 as well as a house robbery in the same area of Ocean View,’ said SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa. He is expected to appear in the Simon’s Town Magistrates Court on Monday.
Meanwhile, another notorious taxi-related shootings hitman was shot and killed in Wolseley after a shootout with police.
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According to Potelwa, the deceased suspect was sought in connection with a string of murders in Ceres, Wolseley and Citrusdal.
‘In one incident, the deceased was alleged to have shot and killed a father and his 10-year-old son in Wolseley in August 2023.’
In a third incident, another wanted taxi hitman is scheduled to be brought to the Western Cape to face murder charges after he was arrested in Umhlali SAPS in KwaZulu-Natal for possession of an unlicensed firearm. He has since appeared in court in KwaZulu-Natal.
‘As part of ongoing taxi violence-related investigations, yet another suspect was apprehended on Friday for possession of an unlicensed firearm linked to a shooting incident that took place in Ocean View,’ added Potelwa.
‘More arrests are on the cards as the team of detectives responsible for taxi violence-related investigations crack the whip.’
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