Detectives must up their game
I read with utter shock your article about the murder in Katlehong of a mother of four children on Valentine’s Day.
What I don’t understand about this murder case is that a suspect was arrested by the Katlehong SAPS soon after the victim’s body was discovered on April 15.
The suspect appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court and was detained. But in the Kathorus MAIL edition of February 26, we learnt the suspect was released due to a lack of evidence.
How on earth is that possible? Why can’t the police produce the same evidence they had used to arrest him initially?
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This means the Katlehong SAPS wrongfully arrested an innocent man, and dragged him to court for a murder he did not commit.
This is a serious indictment of the police force’s ability to investigate a crime and produce conclusive evidence to convict criminals. Now one understands why our detention centres are overflowing with criminals who cannot be convicted, because detectives are failing to investigate crimes and provide proof.
Now we have an unsolved murder case which, as your article rightfully explained, has baffled the Katlehong SAPS and put investigators in a very tight spot.
Eugene Baloyi
Ebasuthwini Section
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