Members of the SAPS Forensic Pathology Service remove the body of a man who was shot dead in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court. The court corridors erupted in screams and chaos as the sound of gunfire echoed through the crowded building.
Image: Armand Hough / Independent Newspapers
POLICE say more arrests are imminent following a breakthrough in their investigation into a shooting at the Wynberg Magistrates court and arrest of a 35-year-old woman.
The woman is due to appear in court on Monday.
Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa said it is expected that their investigation will determine the motive for the murder.
This follows the shooting of a man, allegedly linked to the Junky Funky Kidz (JFK), on the fourth floor outside courtroom D last week. The victim is alleged to have sustained three gunshot wounds to his head.
“Following an incident where a man was shot dead in the Wynberg Regional court premises on Tuesday, Western Cape Serious Violent Crime Detectives have been hard at work and as a consequence made a breakthrough in the murder case. A 35-year-old woman has been charged with the murder,” Potelwa said.
As the team of investigators continues with the probe, more arrests are imminent, she said.
“The investigation commenced after a brazen shooting incident on Tuesday, April 8, where a 50-year-old man was shot and killed at the Wynberg Regional Court. Since the shooting incident, the investigators worked around the clock in search of the perpetrators.”
Police management in the province welcomed the breakthrough and expressed confidence in the team of investigators as the investigation unfolds.
Last week, officials from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development visited the court.
The department’s Director-General, advocate Doc Mashabane, together with the Acting Secretary-General in the Office of the Chief Justice, advocate Marelize Potgieter, and the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions in the Western Cape, advocate Nicolette Bell, conducted a site visit.
As part of immediate interventions, the Director-General directed the installation of a security scanner, tightening of access control to the prosecutors' and magistrates' offices, and the enhanced vetting of court officials. The Director-General further directed that officials urgently finalise a report on the incident, which will be submitted to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, and the Chief Justice, Mandisa Maya.
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