Commissioner lauds investigators as three more appear in court for Wentworth shootings
The accused were also charged for murder as well as attempted murder and joined two of their co-accused already in custody.
THREE men charged with conspiracy to commit murder appeared at the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 20 August, the police said.
Simon Jasmin, known as Moni, Kyle Pretorius, known as Para, and Tyrel Martin were remanded in custody until Monday, 24 August, for a formal bail application.
“The charges emanate from an incident that occurred on 10 July on Gulmal Crescent in Wentworth where two men were shot. A 34-year-old man died in hospital while the other was hospitalised with gunshot wounds.”
“A case of murder and attempted murder was opened at Wentworth police station. Detectives from the Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit, who are working diligently to curb criminal activities in the area, arrested the accused,” said provincial spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker.
The accused were also charged for murder as well as attempted murder and they will be joining their co-accused, Chad Marais and Mthandeni Masilva Khoza, who are already in custody.
During the investigation, police discovered that Martin and Pretorius were out on parole.
Naicker added that Pretorius has also been linked to an attempted murder case that occurred on 15 March on Tifflin Road in Wentworth where a man and a woman were shot and injured.
“I am very pleased with the investigations conducted by detectives from the Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit as well as all other police agencies working together with the community to curb violence and restore peace in the area.”
“Further operations are continuing to apprehend all the suspects responsible for disorder within the Wentworth area. Our successes can also be attributed to the citizens and community leaders who are standing up to criminals in the area and are working with police to clean up their neighbourhood,” said the provincial commissioner, Lieutenant-General Khombinkosi Jula.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. As you may have noticed, mis- and disinformation (also known as “fake news”) is circulating online. Caxton Local Media is determined to filter through the masses of information doing the rounds and to separate truth from untruth in order to keep you adequately informed. Local newsrooms follow a strict pre-publication fact-checking protocol. A national task team has been established to assist in bringing you credible news reports on Covid-19. For any comments or queries, contact the National Group Editor, Irma Green at irma@caxton.co.za or the Legal Adviser, Helene Eloff at helene@caxton.co.za.
DID YOU KNOW?
Click on the words highlighted in red to read more on this and related topics. To receive news links via WhatsApp or Telegram, send an invite to 061 876 3179 The Southlands Sun is also on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest – why not join us there?
Do you have more information pertaining to this story?
Feel free to let us know by commenting on our Facebook page or you can contact our newsroom on 031-903-2341 and speak to a journalist. To receive our free newsletter click here (Comments posted on this issue may be used for publication in the Sun)
