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TimesLIVE
10 hours ago
- General
- TimesLIVE
Manhunt continues for third suspect in Olorato Mongale murder case
Police are still searching for Bongani Mthimkhulu, the remaining suspect implicated in the murder of 30-year-old student Olorato Mongale. Last week, Mthimkhulu was identified as the third suspect in the case along with Philangenkosi Makhanya and Fezile Ngubane. Makhanya was killed during an altercation with police in KZN on Friday, while Ngubane was cleared by police at the weekend. Speaking to Sowetan, national police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said Mthimkhulu had not yet been found. 'The police are still searching,' she said. Last week Mathe revealed that Makhanya and Mthimkhulu had been arrested for kidnapping and robbery in Brakpan in April, but were released on bail. ' On April 20 this year, we arrested them [Makhanya and Mthimkhulu] on a charge of kidnapping and robbery in the Brakpan area, where a vigilant police officer was conducting his regular patrols. He came across a suspicious-looking vehicle, a VW Polo and when he confronted the suspects, he found that they had just kidnapped a woman and robbed her.
The Herald
6 days ago
- General
- The Herald
Two suspects in Olorato Mongale case are on bail for kidnapping, robbery
The suspects are linked to various other cases, she said. Mongale's body was discovered at the weekend, abandoned in Lombardy, outside Alexandra, northern Johannesburg. On Wednesday night, police issued a statement saying they had identified Makhanya and Fezile Ngubane as people of interest in the murder. This after the white VW Polo that picked up Mongale from her Joburg residence for a date was found at a panel-beating workshop in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal. On Thursday morning police identified a third man, Mthimkhulu, a friend of Makhanya, as the additional suspect. The police are looking for all three men. Mathe urged anyone who spots the suspects to immediately contact Brig Edwin Nama on 082-778-9035. SowetanLIVE
