Gauteng: Police nab Wanted #TaxiViolence murder suspect and link him to multiple…

Gauteng: Police nab Wanted #TaxiViolence murder suspect and link him to multiple rapes #ActAgainstAbuse

PARKTOWN – Police on Saturday 08 June 2019 arrested a man in Ennerdale, Johannesburg following a crime-intelligence driven operation against the backdrop of a taxi-violence related murder reported at Evaton SAPS in Sedibeng District in February this year.

The multi-disciplinary operation was conducted by a task team set up to specifically look into taxi violence, public violence, police killings, high profile cases, ATM-bombings and truck hijackings.

Subsequent investigations have at this point seen the suspect being linked to 18 rape cases committed over a period of 10 years since 2009 in Meadowlands, Orlando and other parts of Soweto.

Meanwhile, police in Gauteng have since liaised with police in KwaZulu Natal to also establish possible linkage to various serious and violent incidents of crime reported in Madadeni, Bergville, Harrismith and Estcourt between 2018 and 2019.

Further investigations are underway and will continue until police are satisfied that all possibilities of links to previous crimes have been exhausted.

Management of police in Gauteng have applauded the team for the diligence and commitment shown during the deployment of the respective joint disciplines. What started out as an investigation of one murder case has yielded greater results.

"Integration of resources has yet again proven to be valuable in the tracing of most wanted suspects whom police have in many instances, found to be repeat-offenders responsible for a large percentage of serious and violent crimes. This breakthrough must serve as motivation for our members to continue the hard work and rid our streets and communities of hardened criminals," said Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, reaffirming police's commitment to prioritise the reduction of serious and violent crime.

The suspect will appear in Court soon pending consultation with the Prosecuting Authorities.

Management has urged the investigating team to work even harder to ensure that the cases are watertight in pursuit of a successful conviction and appropriate sentence.

The public is encouraged to continue to report crime by calling or visiting the nearest police station or calling the Crime Stop number 08600 10111.

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