AKA murder case: Cellphone records place two of the accused in rapper's hotel vicinity
The Durban Magistrate’s court has heard how cellphone records has placed two of the five accused linked to the murder of South African rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane, within the rapper's hotel vicinity in Umhlanga.
Forbes and Motsoane were shot dead while exiting the Wish restaurant in Florida Road in Durban, in February last year.
During Wednesday’s bail application proceedings, State Prosecutor Lawrence Gcaba told the court cell phone records also placed another accused, Lindokuhle Mhlaliseni Ndimande, in the vicinity of the Hilton Hotel.
"At 16:39, applicant number 5 Lindo's cellular phone records places him in the vicinity of shaka's board in Mhlanga which is not far from the hotel.
"According to the tracking report, the above-mentioned grey VW polo with registration NUR 5728 is at Umhlanga rocks drive at 16:40.
"Cellphone record places Siyabonga Gezani Ndimande at Kingston Square at 16:53 at the same time the grey Polo is at groupvelds highway according to the tracking report.
"It was later identified that this grey polo was a vehicle used by the assailants" he said.
Gcaba added one of the Ndimande brothers, who were arrested in Eswatini in connection with Forbes and Motsoane’s murder, is said to be the alleged triggerman.
"The state is in possession of witness statements implicating the applicant in the commission of this offense. The witness and the scientific evidence was present when the white Mercedes and the firearms were handed back after the matters were committed. The evidence further suggests that Malusi Dave Mjay is the first shooter who fired shots at the first deceased" he said.
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