{"id":41969,"date":"2024-12-12T06:01:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T04:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/mass-killing-suspects-return-to-blue-downs-court-for-murder-charges-20241212\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:20:55","slug":"mass-killing-suspects-return-to-blue-downs-court-for-murder-charges-20241212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/mass-killing-suspects-return-to-blue-downs-court-for-murder-charges-20241212\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass killing suspects return to Blue Downs Court for murder charges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Four men accused of a mass killing in Mfuleni\u2019s Madikizela informal settlement, which left five people dead, are appearing in Blue Downs Magistrates\u2019 Court today (12 December) on charges of murder and possession of illegal firearms and ammunition.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Two suspects, Vuyile Gqomo and Lwando Makeni, face murder and firearms charges, while Lilitha Phalane and Siphelele Gqomo are charged with illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Local leaders commend the swift arrests but express concerns about firearm suppliers, urging further investigation to dismantle networks enabling such crimes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Four men who were arrested in connection with the mass killing at Madikizela informal settlement in Mfuleni on Sunday 1 December are expected to appear at Blue Downs Magistrates\u2019 Court again today (12 December). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;suspects were arrested on Tuesday 3 December and appeared in court on Thursday 5 December (\u201cFour suspects arrested,\u201d <span>City Vision<\/span>, 5 December). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their case was postponed to today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are are accused of shooting and killing five people while they were sitting in one of their shacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Ntabazalila, the provincial spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson said the suspects are facing charges of murder and possession of illegal firearms and ammunition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/city-vision\/mfuleni-community-reeling-after-mass-shooting-police-investigations-ongoing-20241205\" target=\"_blank\">READ RELATED |&nbsp;Mfuleni community reeling after mass shooting; police investigations ongoing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVuyile Gqomo and Lwando Makeni are charged with five murder cases and possession of illegal firearms and ammunition. While Lilitha Phalane and Siphelele Gqomo are charged with possession of illegal firearms and ammunition only,\u201d said Ntabazalila, adding that all their cases were postponed for Thursday 12 December in Blue Downs Magistrates\u2019 Court.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A local community leader, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of harassment, called for the law to take its course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe&nbsp;praised the law enforcement officers for quickly arresting the perpetrators. We want the perpetrators to rot in jail. We don\u2019t have a space for them here. What they did was atrocious,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However,&nbsp;the leader said he strongly believes that there are people who are working with the perpetrators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He questioned how the suspects got such firearms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese suspects are too young. And I ask myself, where did they get these big guns? 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