Second suspect arrested for couple’s murder
Mohlala and two others allegedly ambushed the couple inside their house in Bushbuckridge on December 1.
A 26-year-old suspect, Martin Mohlala arrested for the murder of the late Sergeant Thembisile Ndlovu (40) and her husband Jabulani Khoza (44) appeared in the Mhala Magistrate’s Court today.
Mohlala was arrested yesterday in Johannesburg, Lenasia, following a three-month search.
The latest arrest brings the number of suspects arrested for the double murder to two.
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He was charged with murder, robbery and theft of motor vehicle.
The case was postponed to April for his bail application.
The couple were awaken by a disruption inside the house and upon inspection they were fired upon by three suspects. Ndlovu retaliated and fatally wounded one suspect.
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However, the other two armed suspects continued firing and sadly both Ndlovu and Khoza succumbed to injuries from the shooting. The suspects fled the scene with the family’s vehicle which was later found abandoned within the Bushbuckridge area.
Members of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit immediately took over the investigation and explored numerous linkages which led to the arrest of one the suspects, Mr Freeman Thulani Maisana (31) and the recovery of the firearm on January 5. Maisana is still in custody and will appear on May 2.
