Two men in custody for murder of Tshwane firefighter
The suspects include an estranged son-in-law Frans, who is a taxi boss.
Two men suspected of the murder of a 59-year-old Tshwane firefighter have been remanded in custody after appearing in the Bronkhorstspruit magistrate’s court on Monday.
This was after they were nabbed outside Pretoria last week.
The two suspects are estranged son-in-law Frans Letshoalo (51), who is a taxi boss, and the alleged hitman, Sizwe Nhlapho (28).
They were being investigated by the Hawks’ serious organised crime investigation, according to Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Bonnie Nxumalo.
The court proceedings have since been remanded to Friday, May 27, for a formal bail application.
Nxumalo said the duo were arrested on May 20, after the Hawks; Crime Against the State (CATS) and Tactical Operational Management Section (TOMS) as well as Head Office Crime Intelligence found the accused at their places of residence in Krugersdorp and Soweto.
“They were arrested, charged and taken to court. The motive for the killing is still under investigation,” she said.
Senile Annah Mnguni (59) was gunned down outside her workplace in February.
The incident happened at 20:10 on February 16, when Mnguni was found shot several times, dressed in her Tshwane Fire Department uniform on Kommando Street.
It is alleged that between four and five gunshots were heard, with injuries sustained to the head.
According to fellow firefighters, Mnguni went out to meet an unknown person she had just spoken to on the phone.
They then heard gunshots only moments after she had left the station.
The colleagues went outside to look for her and her body was found about 100 metres from the station with multiple gunshot wounds.
A paramedic certified her dead on the scene.
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