Magaqa murder suspect killed in shootout with cops
POLICE have revealed the identity of a gunman allegedly linked to the murder of former ANC Youth League general secretary Sindiso Magaqa.
Hawks spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said yesterday that 38-year-old Jabulani Mdunge had been a suspect in Magaqa’s murder and the attempted murder of two councillors‚ Nontsikelelo Mafa and Jabu Msiya.
Mdunge was killed in a shootout with police during a foiled cash-intransit heist on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast on September 1
The Hawks are searching for a second suspect.
Police‚ acting on a tip-off‚ foiled the heist and a shootout ensued. At least four suspected robbers were killed and several others were injured.
“Jabulani Mdunge‚ who resided in Berea and KwaMashu Hostel‚ was allegedly part of a group of 10 armed robbers who were involved in a shootout with police,” Mulaudzi said.
“Mdunge was [killed] and has been identified and linked as one of the suspects that matched the profile through forensic intervention.
“Attempts to apprehend the second suspect are still under way‚” he said.
Meanwhile‚ the Hawks are offering a reward of up to R450 000 for any information that could lead to the arrest and successful conviction of suspects responsible for the ongoing political killings in KwaZulu-Natal.
Anyone with any information can call Brigadier Bongani Maqashalala on 082-482-9596.