The six suspects who appeared in Ogies Magistrate Court after an attempted break-in at a local supermarket are still in police custody.
The suspects appeared in court on April 24 and will remain in custody until appearing for a formal bail application on May 3.
Five suspects’ first appeared on Tuesday, April 18 on charges of attempted business robbery, attempted murder, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
The sixth suspect was released from hospital on April 18 and appeared in court for the first time on April 19.
A seventh suspect is still in hospital after he was wounded by police in a shoot-out.
The villains were arrested on April 13 before they could rob Denis Supermarket.
The Provincial Tracking Team together with the Tactical Response Team (TRT) acted on information received and waited for the thugs. When they saw police they opened fire.
Police were compelled to return fire and cornered and arrested seven of the group members and confiscated five firearms.
Some of the suspects fled the scene.
Police are looking for the rest of the group that escaped and asked anybody who might know their whereabouts to contact Lieutenant Colonel Muntu Mbatha at 082 770 0877 or to call the SAPS Crime Stop number at 08600 10111.
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