Suspect arrested for Charl Kinnear murder

Suspect arrested for Charl Kinnear murder

A 39-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on Friday in connection with the murder of top cop Charl Kinnear.

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The Hawks arrested the suspect in Gauteng on Wednesday.


"More arrests are not ruled out as investigations are still underway,” says Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi.


Kinnear, who was an Anti-Gang Unit section commander, was gunned down in his car in front of his home in Bishop Lavis on Friday.

 

The 52-year-old investigated several high-profile cases in the Western Cape.


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Kinnear, who was an Anti-Gang Unit section commander, was gunned down in his car at his home in Bishop Lavis in Cape Town on Friday. The 52-year old has investigated several high-profile cases in the Western Cape, including the extortion case of alleged Cape Town underworld figure Nafiz Modack.

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