Accused for Lt Col Leroy Bruwer’s murder to stand trial in July
The trial was set to start on June 8.
The trial of the man accused of the 2020 murder of Lt Col Leroy Bruwer has been postponed to July 6. Sinovuyo Salela (30) appeared briefly in the Mpumalanga High Court on Wednesday June 8 for what was supposed to be the start of his trial, however, the matter was postponed.
Salela is accused of the murder of Lt Col Leroy Bruwer, who was shot on his way to work on March 17, 2020. Bruwer was a member of the Hawks. He specialised in serious organised crimes such as poaching and cash-in-transit heists. In 2016 he was awarded the elite unit’s detective of the year award. During his career, Bruwer arrested various high-profile criminals.
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