WO Kenny Mthembu from Norkem Park Police Station arrested nine suspects aged between 19 and 24 in Tembisa on Tuesday June 3, 2014 for murder.
It is alleged that during the early hours of Sunday, June 1, 2014, a group of young men were drinking and had a conflict which led to one of them being stepped. The 22 year old male was stepped several times with a sharp object on the upper body. He was declared dead on arrival at Tembisa hospital.
Police were called by hospital personnel to assist with opening a murder case. The nine accused appeared at Kempton Park Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday June 5, 2014 for murder charge. The case was postponed to Thursday June 12, 2014 for bail application while the accused remain in custody.