A man wanted for murder and "terrorising his community" has been arrested.
KwaZulu-Natal spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbhele said in a statement on Tuesday that Mkhanyiseni Dlamini, 23, appeared at Maphumulo Magistrates’ Court for murder and attempted murder on Friday and would be kept in custody until his next court appearance on August 24, 2017.
Dlamini, she said, had been sought by Nsuze detectives for crimes he had allegedly committed in the Mahlabathini and Bhamshela areas.
“Dlamini has been linked to the death of Nkosingiphile Gcina who was found with multiple gunshot wounds at Mahlabathini area in Nsuze in February this year and the shooting of a 24-year-old male who was attacked at a taxi rank last month.
He was linked to the murder after he was taken into custody for firearm possession and was appearing at Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court.
"(He) is the second person arrested for these cases and his accomplice is also in custody.”
Mbhele said: “The accused has been notoriously known for allegedly terrorising the community in Nsuze, Ngcongangconga and Bhamshela areas by threatening them with firearms, firing random shots within the homesteads and demanding people’s property at gunpoint whilst threatening to make them disappear if they report the incidents.”