A 36-year-old man turned himself over to the South African Police Service, making a court appearance in Athlone on Monday for the New Year’s Day triple murder and attempted murder in Gugulethu.
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According to Colonel Andrè Traut, Bongani Philipps faces charges of murder and attempted murder and is scheduled to appear in court again on 15 January.
‘The circumstances surrounding the murders and attempted murder are still under investigation and the case against two suspects who [were] arrested during last week has not been enrolled at court due to technicalities pointed out by the Senior State Prosecutor,’ says Traut.
‘This has since been alleviated and warrants for their arrests have been issued. Once arrested, they will join Bongani Philipps in the dock.’
Three men were killed and another seriously wounded in Gugulethu during a shooting incident on New Year’s Day. Brigadier Novela Potelwa says reports indicate that the victims were in a vehicle about to drop someone off when another vehicle approached them. The occupants emerged and fired several shots.
‘Since the incident occurred provincial serious violent crime detectives have been hard at work in pursuit of the perpetrators of the act.’
The motive for the shooting is being investigated.
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