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Media Statement DURBAN – Police in Umhlali have arrested two suspects after they were positively linked with cases of house robbery and theft, and the murder of a 69-year-old man who was previously reported as missing. On Wednesday, 29 May 2024, police responded to reports of house breaking and theft at a farm in the Waterfall area of Upper Tongaat. Upon arrival, police found that the house was ransacked and the owner as well as his vehicle were nowhere to be found. Cases of house breaking and theft, as well as a missing person docket were opened. The Umhlali Serious and Violent Crime Unit took over the investigations and on Saturday, 1 June 2024 police arrested a suspect at a grocery store in Upper Tongaat. He was found in possession of a firearm and ammunition belonging to the man who was reported missing. Further investigations resulted in the arrest of a second suspect who was also found in possession of the missing man’s vehicle as well as household items which were allegedly stolen during the house robbery Shrewd investigations by police led the team to a sugarcane farm in the Waterfall area where the body of the 69-year-old man was recovered. The suspects were duly charged with murder, house breaking and theft, illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition as well as the possession of suspected stolen property.
The two suspects, whom intial investigations have revealed that they were out on parole, will appear in court on Monday, 3 June 2024.
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