Five of seven men arrested for the murder of Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello Motsoane. Image: X @Am_Blujay.
WATCH: AKA murder suspects return to Durban court
The suspects accused of killing rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes return to the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Five of seven men arrested for the murder of Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello Motsoane. Image: X @Am_Blujay.
The five suspects accused of killing well-known rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes are expected to return to the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 6 March.
According to police, the five men played different roles in the murder of AKA and his friend Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane, who was gunned down on Florida Road in Durban on 10 February 2023.
AKA, MURDER SUSPECTS RETURN TO COURT
Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi (30), Lindelani Ndimade (30), Siyanda Myeza (22), Mziwethemba Gwabeni (36), and Lindokuhle Ndimande (29) are charged with conspiracy to commit murder, murder (Forbes), murder (Motsoane), unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and five counts of attempted murder.
“On 6 March the matter will return to court for bail application purposes. On 14 March it will then be postponed to 18 and 19 March. It is foreseeable that we wont be able to finalise the matter on these two days. It will then be postponed to 27 March for bail application purposes,” the magistrate explained in the first court appearance.
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CASE AGAINST NDIMANDE BROTHERS IN ESWATINI POSTPONED
Meanwhile, the case against the two suspects who were arrested in Mbanane has been postponed to 12 March.
Two brothers, Malusi and Siyabonga Ndimande, appeared in the Manzini Magistrate’s Court in Eswatini on Tuesday, 5 March.
They will be remanded in custody until the next appearance on Tuesday, 12 March. The National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) in South Africa is yet to file an application for extradition.
