Cops dismiss claim of second suspect nabbed in connection with Likhona Fose's murder
JOHANNESBURG - Police have dismissed a claim of a second suspect being arrested in connection with the murder of 14-year-old Likhona Fose.
On Wednesday, Gauteng Public Safety MMC, Mgcini Tshwaku, announced that a second suspect, a Pakistani shop owner, was arrested .
He said that another suspect claimed to have been instructed by the alleged shop owner to commit the crime.
The teen's mutilated body was found in an open veld, not far from her home in Durban Deep, west of Johannesburg , a day after she was reported missing.
To date, only one suspect has been charged with her murder, and he appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Police have confirmed that they have not arrested a second suspect in connection with the murder of Fose.
According to police, the allegations made by Tshwaku are false, and police continue to conduct further investigations into the case.
On Wednesday, 39-year-old Mduduzi Mnisi, who was arrested for the crime earlier this week, made his first appearance at the Roodepoort Magistrates Court.
During proceedings, it was revealed that Mnisi has faced a prior conviction for attempted murder and robbery for crimes committed in 2007.
The case was postponed to next week to allow the state to gather further information.
A bail application is also expected to be filed.
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