ALLEGED INKABI DENIED BAIL! Gwabo Mahlangu is charged with two counts of murder and one for attempted murder.
ALLEGED taxi hitman Gwabo Mahlangu was denied bail by KwaMhlanga District Court on Wednesday, 14 July.
The 28-year-old faces two charges of murder and one for attempted murder.
The state prosecutor previously told the court that he faced schedule (6) offences.
He will be back in court on 10 September for the start of his trial.
The magistrate said the suspect only presented an affidavit as evidence.
He said the suspect might face a lengthy sentence if found guilty.
“In an affidavit the applicant presented to the court, he said he has three kids that depend on him.
A 28-year-old suspect is due to appear before the Kwamhlanga Magistrate’s Court tomorrow, Monday 03 May 2021, on two counts of murder as well as an attempted murder case. The suspect was apprehended at Tweefontein on Thursday, 29 April 2021.
His arrest spirals from an intensive investigation by a team of astute detectives tasked to probe a number of senseless killings which have engulfed the taxi industry in the province recently. A call was also extended to the community to assist police with relevant information to help police in their investigation. In that regard, patriotic citizens volunteered valuable information which shed light on the investigation. The information provided led police to a house in Tweefontein where the suspect in question was sniffed out.