Zuko Komisa

The Arcadia Crime Prevention Unit and Tshwane District Crime Intelligence, and the Hawks Pretoria team have detained two further suspects in relation to the death of Ditebogo Phalane Junior.
Five-year-old Ditebogo Jr lost his life when his father’s Toyota Hilux bakkie was hijacked.
The two suspects, who are 29 and 30 years old, were taken into custody on Monday at Soshanguve and Atteridgeville after two illegal firearms were found. The number of suspects detained in relation to Ditebogo Jr’s murder now stands at four.
One of the firearms is said to have been used as a murder weapon when Ditebogo Jr was killed. On Wednesday, the accused are anticipated to appear in court for the first time in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.
“Information received from Crime Intelligence was operationalised late yesterday [Sunday] leading the multi-disciplinary to Soshanguve and Atteridgeville respectively where two suspects were arrested, and two unlicensed firearms were recovered.
“One of the firearms is alleged to be the murder weapon used in the murder of Ditebogo Jr Phalane but that will be confirmed once the firearms have been sent for testing. One of the suspects is believed to have been out on bail for alleged hijacking, attempted murder, and possession of unlicensed firearm,”
Hawks spokesperson, Warrant Officer Wendy Nkabi
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