An alleged cop killer will remain behind bars until his next court appearance.
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PICTURE: PixabaySive Sigobo (34) appeared briefly in the Athlone Magistrates
Court on Tuesday. The Hawks alongside Cape Town Flying Squad and
K9 Unit arrested Sigobo on Monday. The arrest follows after a warrant for his
arrest was issued.
Sigobo and Xolisa Lufutha stands accused of the June 2022
of Warrant-Officer Siyakubonga Mphakathi.
Mphakathi was shot and killed by unknown suspects in
Philippi and his service pistol was robbed. Reports indicate that he was
driving in his private vehicle when the suspects ambushed and killed him.
Shortly after the murder, the pair was arrested but the case was struck off the
court roll by the Western Cape High Court due to an administrative issue. Both accused
were then released. Warrants of arrest were obtained for them to be
re-arrested.
Lufutha was arrested during May 2024 and has since been
released on bail. The matter was remanded to 11 February 2025 for trial in the
Khayelitsha Priority Court.
The matter against Sigobo is postponed to 19 December 2024
for legal aid representative.
Done By: Mitchum George
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