Rustenburg - Two men accused of robbery and murder appeared in the Mahikeng Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, North West police said.
Police spokesperson Major Pelonomi Makau said Kagiso Vincent Bontsi, 33 and Kgotlayame Macdonald Monaki, 27, appeared on two counts of murder, business robbery, seven counts of robbery, kidnapping, carjacking, attempted murder, possession of suspected stolen property and possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
“They were remanded in custody and will appear again on 19 February 2016 in the Mahikeng Regional Court,” she said.
“It is alleged that on Friday, 30 October 2015, at about 8pm, the accused entered the Bangladesh National tuck-shop at Moshawane village in Tshidilamolomo near Mahikeng and shot at the customer who died on the scene, before they shot at the shop owner who was taken to the hospital and later discharged. The accused allegedly took some groceries and an undisclosed amount of cash before they fled the scene.”
Makau said on their way, the accused allegedly stopped a taxi which carried passengers and shot at the driver who also died on the scene. They drove off with the passengers inside the taxi.
The two were arrested in Lomanyaneng village in possession of suspected stolen property and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
African News Agency
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