Minor accused of killing 22-year-old gay man Lonwabo Jack abandons bail application
By Mthuthuzeli Ntseku
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Cape Town - A 17-year-old minor accused of killing 22-year-old gay man Lonwabo Jack from Nyanga has abandoned his bail application.
The juvenile appeared in the Athlone Magistrateâs Court on Thursday after his initial appearance last week following his arrest where he was charged for murder.
The case was postponed until May 25 for further investigations.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said the accused will remain at a place of safety in Bonnytoun.
Jackâs murder sparked a lot of outrage and numerous marches in Nyanga with the community calling for the case to be escalated to the provincial detectives.
Two arrested over murder of metro police officer
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POLICE have made a breakthrough in the murder of off-duty metro police officer Mzuvukile Mhlengi in Philippi East on Wednesday.
“Concerted efforts by some community members to assist the police in the fight against crime continue to produce the desired results. Two suspects were arrested for the murder of the metro police officer who was killed on Wednesday as a result of tip-offs received by the Philippi East detectives in Lower Crossroads on Thursday,” said police spokesperson FC van Wyk. Mhlengi, 49, was shot while sitting in his vehicle outside his home. The suspects fled the scene with his vehicle. Robbery was cited as the motive.
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Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly killing off-duty metro police officer Mzuvukile Mhlengi who was shot dead outside his home in Philippi East, Cape Town, on Wednesday.
Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said tip-offs had resulted in two suspects, aged 39 and 49, being apprehended in Kraaifontein and Lower Crossroads, respectively. The vehicle of the deceased was also found in the possession of one of the suspects, he added.
The mayoral committee member for safety and security, JP Smith, said the City of Cape Town was devastated by Mhlengi s murder. Constable Mhlengi was unarmed at the time of the incident, Smith added. He was stationed at the metro police control room in Goodwood, and had 19 years of service with the department.
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The 17-year-old suspect who was arrested in connection with the murder of Lonwabo Jack made his first appearance in court.
He was arrested on Wednesday in Eerste River in connection with the murder.
Jack was found lying in a pool of blood with stab wounds the morning after his 22nd birthday.
The 17-year-old suspect who was arrested in connection with the murder of Lonwabo Jack made his first appearance in the Athlone Magistrate s Court on Thursday on a murder charge.
He was arrested on Wednesday in Eerste River in connection with Jack s murder. He was found lying in a pool of blood with stab wounds the morning after his 22nd birthday.