MBOMBELA – A man believed to be one of three suspects in the killing of the rhino poaching police investigator Joseph Baloyi was arrested on Thursday and will appear in court on Monday.
“We cannot divulge any more information on the matter due to the sensitivity of the topic,” said Hawks spokesman Brig Hangwani Mulaudzi. “The main suspect, Mthobisi Lenox Ngwenyama, is still at large and we do not want to harm the investigation. We know they are monitoring the media to hear where we are with the investigation.”
Ngwenyama (33) is believed to have shot Baloyi in his driveway on Wednesday. Ngwenyama escaped from police holding cells at the Nelspruit Regional Court when he had to appear on a poaching charge on May 13.
Baloyi was investigating the poaching of a rhino calf at Care for Wild Africa in 2014 in which Ngwenyama was a suspect.
“We believe Ngwenyama was the one who pulled the trigger,” Mulaudzi said.
The suspect also faces charges of robbery, robbery with aggravating circumstances and housebreaking.
Anyone with information regarding Nqwenyama’s whereabouts can contact Warrant Officer Mogale on 082-462-1385
