Duo linked to Bishop Lavis mass killing appears in court

Two suspects linked to a mass shooting in Bishop Lavis briefly appeared before the local magistrate's court on Tuesday.

Four people – two men and two women aged between 27 and 80 - were gunned down in Reënberg Street, last Friday. Police at the time said two the perpetrators accosted the four in a bedroom, opened fire and fatally shot the deceased who all succumbed on scene to the injuries they sustained in their upper bodies.

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On Monday evening, police released a statement confirming they arrested two suspects, both aged 23.

‘’The possibility that the incident is #gang related cannot be ruled out and the circumstances surrounding the murder are now the subject of an investigation by the South African Police Service,’’ said Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi, Western Cape police spokesperson.

Lucian Adams and Leighton Pangarker, appeared in court on Tuesday and they are facing four counts of murder. Both suspects have been remanded in custody and will reappear in court on Friday.

 

Done by: Mitchum George