Two more teenagers have been arrested in connection with the killing of five young men in Philippi East in Cape Town on June 30, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to five.
The arrest of two further suspects on Friday night brought the number of arrested suspects for the Philippi East murders to five. Police were also hot on the heels of a sixth suspect. The latest two arrested suspects were expected to appear in court on Monday, Potelwa said.
Members of the flying squad followed up information of a VW Jetta that had been involved in a business robbery in Observatory. The car was pulled over in the Athlone area and five suspects, aged 23, 26, 26, 27, and 37, were arrested and detained at Woodstock Police Station. Further investigation indicated that the car had also been involved in a robbery in Claremont on Thursday, July 9, where a firearm was taken from a security official. The suspects were due to appear in the Cape Town Magistrates' Court on Monday.
"Violence against women and children are on top of the Western Cape SAPS priority list and we will do everything possible to bring perpetrators to book. This was shown again by Milnerton SAPS domestic violence coordinators when they ensured that an offender was brought to book," he said.
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