Tasbet shootout – 5 appear in court
Five of the seven suspects appeared in the Witbank Magistrate Court this afternoon.
Five of the seven suspects arrested earlier this week after a shootout in Tasbet Park appeared in court this afternoon.
Two of the suspects are still in hospital after being wounded during the shootout on April 3.
The case was postponed to April 12 for a formal bail application. The suspects are still in custody.
“The suspects face charges of murder, attempted murder, and possession of prohibited and unlicensed firearms and ammunition as well as with CIT-related offences,” said Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo from the office of the provincial commissioner in Gauteng.
The court appearance follows an alleged attempted cash-in-transit heist.
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After receiving information about the attempted heist, police from different units and private security officers followed the suspects to a safe house at Tasbet Park.
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“While approaching the house, the suspects who were already dispersing, driving in a Toyota Quantum, saw the police and started shooting. The police and private security officers retaliated,” said Masondo.
During the shootout, five suspects were shot dead.
Five rifles, two pistols, and four vehicles were recovered.
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