Gauteng police say they are still searching for suspects in the murder of a man suspected to be an illegal mining kingpin.
The 45-year-old man is reported to have been kidnapped on the 27th of July and four days later found murdered in Randfontein, west of Johannesburg. The man’s body had a gun shot wound.
On Friday the Police Minister, Bheki Cele told a crime indaba in Riverlea, south of Johannesburg that almost 90 suspected illegal mining kingpins had been arrested.
Gauteng police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says, “A kidnapping case was opened on the 27 of July at Randfontein police station and the victim aged 45-years-old was found dead with a gun shot wound on 31st July. No suspects arrested and police investigations continue on a murder case.”
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