Luke Fleurs case postponed
The case of Luke Fleurs awaits an indictments to the high court from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
A possible trial date will be set after the six suspects involved in the alleged murder of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs made another appearance at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on January 29 after being in custody since April, 2024.
Fleurs (24), at the peak of his career, was fatally shot after a hijacking at a petrol station in Constantia Kloof on April 3, 2024.
The six accused, Ndumiso Mswane (26), Fernando Sive (25), Nhlakanipho Dlamini (21), Franky Xaba (25), Maredi Mphahlele (36), and Thembinkosi Hlomikhawu, were arrested in Slovoville, Soweto, on April 10 after the Provincial Investigating Unit and police received information on the whereabouts of the hijacked vehicle of the deceased.
They are charged with murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and defeating the ends of justice.
The court rules that the Director of Public Prosecutions is set to draft an indictment to transfer the case to the High Court and the case is postponed to February 12.
