AKA Murder Trial Update: 5 of 7 Suspects Return to Durban Court for Bail Application Hearing
- Five of the seven suspects in the AKA and Tibz murders are returning to court to face trial
- This after one of the suspects and rumoured ringleaders, Mfundo Gcaba, denied involvement in the murder after being linked to the R800K deposit
- Moreover, the two suspects arrested in Eswatini are yet to be extradited to South Africa after the Eswatini court acknowledged receiving the papers
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AKA and Tibz's murder suspects in Durban are back in court to face their murder trial. The five suspects have applied for bail and are yet to receive an answer as the case continues to drag on.
AKA murder suspects return to court
The suspects accused of murdering AKA and Tibz have returned to court in Durban for their bail application.
This after one of the accused, Mfundo Gcaba's family addressed the allegations that he sent a payment to one of the suspects for the hit. The Gcaba family revealed that it was purely an unrelated business transaction.
The two other suspects arrested in Eswatini are yet to be deported to South Africa after an extradition application was sent to Eswatini.
Newsroom Afrika is hosting a live stream of the court proceedings on their Twitter (X) page:
What you need to know about AKA's murder trial
- Two of the murder suspects arrested in Eswatini had their extradition postponed due to delay from the police
- His family later shared a statement denying the allegations and clearing the suspicions on the R800K payment
- Meanwhile, AKA's father, Tony Forbes, has been actively attending court proceedings to find answers on his son's tragic murder
Fans rubbishes Police report on late singer
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that fans had dismissed the police periodic report on the progress made so far in the investigation into the brutal assassination of the late singer AKA.
Fans argued that making the names of suspects public would do more harm than good in the pursuit of justice, as the marked identities have now been given time and space to cover whatever tracks remain of the occurrence.
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