Suspect connected to deaths of Pienaar minors confirmed dead
The suspect was admitted to Rob Ferreira Hospital under police guard after an alleged mob attack.
Just after a day the two minors, Junior Mabandla (6) and Peaceful Khoza (3), were laid to rest by their families on Tuesday July 9, the Mpumalanga SAPS confirmed the death of the 18-year-old man suspected to be connected to the murders.
The Mpumalanga police spokesperson Captain Magonseni Nkosi said, “The Mpumalanga SAPS can confirm that a message was received on Thursday July 11 that the suspect, who was under police guard, did not make it. I can confirm his death.”
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The suspect, Siviwe Thulare, was admitted to Rob Ferreira Hospital in Mbombela after an alleged mob attack in an attempt to force him to reveal Peaceful’s whereabouts as she was last seen with him.
Thulare, who is said to have been best friends with Peaceful’s father, had pointed out the separate shallow graves in Pienaar in which both Peaceful and Junior were buried, to the mob.
Junior had been missing since June 3 and Peaceful disappeared on July 3.
