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UPDATE | Olorato Mongale Murder: Cops Hunting for Third Suspect After Finding Car in KZN
- Police are investigating the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, whose body was found on Sunday afternoon in Lombardy West, Johannesburg.
- Mongale disappeared after a man driving a white VW Polo with cloned license plates collected her from her home complex in Athol, Johannesburg last Sunday.
- Police recovered the VW Polo at an auto repair shop in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, where forensic teams discovered blood traces and subsequently identified three men connected to the investigation.
- The main suspect, Philangenkosi Makhanya, confessed to the murder before he was killed in a shootout with police at a residential complex in Amanzimtoti, while Bongani Mthimkhulu and Fezile Ngubane remain at large and are considered dangerous.
- Police have warned people to avoid any contact with the suspects, encouraged the sharing of their photos, and requested that any sightings be reported immediately to Brigadier Edwin Nama at 082-778-9035 as the investigation continues.
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South Africa: Police Find VW Polo Used in Mongale's Murder
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Police Service's (SAPS) National Crime Intelligence Unit has found and seized the wanted white VW polo that was allegedly used in the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale last Sunday.
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Third suspect named in Olorato Mongale murder
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has added a third suspect to the list of wanted individuals linked to the brutal murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale. Police have officially named Bongani Mthimkhulu, a friend of suspect Philangenkosi Sibongokuhle Makhanya, as a wanted man in the Mongale murder case. SAPS have circulated images that show Mthimkhulu wearing a white top and believe he played a role in the murder. His name joins that of Mak…
·Johannesburg, South Africa
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