Durban - A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier who disappeared in the wake of a fatal shooting spree has handed himself over to police.
Thembinkosi American
Ngcobo reported to the Inanda police station, north of Durban, on Thursday night.
SANDF spokesperson Brigadier-General Mafi
Mgobozi was at the police station with an SANDF contingent on Thursday night and confirmed the suspect had handed himself in.
Mgobozi said he contacted military police on Thursday to arrange the handover. He could not say where the suspect had been these past two days.
Ngcobo’s lawyer, Sizwe Cele, and his brother accompanied him to the police
station.
It is understood that the military presence was at the request of Ngcobo’s lawyer, due to fears about his safety.
He is expected to appear in court on Friday or on Monday, to face charges of murder and attempted murder.
Ngcobo had been on the run since Tuesday, when he allegedly shot dead a woman and wounded three other people while in an enraged hunt for his girlfriend.
Police said at the time that the 26-year-old had gone looking for his girlfriend in Ebuhleni in Inanda, and when he did not find her, he allegedly opened fire on her sisters.
One of the sisters died at the scene and the other was wounded and taken to hospital.
He then went to a home in Ntuzuma where he found his girlfriend’s mother and her brothers.
He allegedly kidnapped one of her brothers to assist in searching for her.
According to a statement issued by the SANDF, Ngcobo - a member of the 8 South
African Infantry Battalion based in Upington, Northern Cape - was armed with an R4 assault rifle.