A 30 YEAR-OLD ALLEGED HITMAN HANDS HIMSELF TO POLICE IN CONNECTION WITH MURDER OF A BUSINESSMAN
POLOKWANE: A 30 year-old male suspect who is alleged to be the hitman believed to be involved in the brutal murder of a 49 year-old businessman on 05 June 2024 has handed himself to Groblersdal police station on Tuesday 03 September 2024.
The deceased was residing in a plot at Uitspanning under Dennilton precinct and reportedly involved in multiple businesses when he met his untimely death while traveling along the Elandsdoorn road between Dennilton and Loskop Dam.
The victim who was driving a silver Grey Polo Vivo motor vehicle was shot allegedly by an unknown male suspect who fled the scene in a blue BMW sedan. A 49 year-old businessman sustained gunshot wounds and was declared dead by the members of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) upon their arrival.
A murder case was opened and immediately transferred to the Limpopo Provincial Murder and Robbery Unit for further investigations.
Following intensive investigations by the police, a 30 year-old suspect realised that the police were closing on him for apprehension and subsequently handed himself to Groblersdal SAPS being accompanied by a legal representative.
The suspect is due to make his first court appearance at Groblersdal Magistrate court on Thursday 05 September 2024.
Police investigations are continuing.
