The suspects has been on the run since the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Piet Pretorius. Meanwhile, the Mpumalanga Provincial Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation is pleading with the community to assist in tracking Mdluli’s whereabouts.

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Four of the five suspects, Mthobisi Nkosi, Aubrey Xaba, Skhumbuzo Skhakhane and Nyiko Mujovo abandoned their bail application on Tuesday, February 18.

They appeared in the Ermelo Magistrate’s Court with the fifth suspect, Valencia Skhosana who proceeded with her bail application but was also remanded in custody.

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This is after four of the five suspects, Mthobisi Nkosi, Aubrey Xaba, Skhumbuzo Skhakhane and Nyiko Mujovo abandoned their bail application on Tuesday, February 18.

They appeared in the Ermelo Magistrate’s Court with the fifth suspect, Valencia Skhosana who proceeded with her bail application but was also remanded in custody.

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Their arrest came a few hours after the murder was committed in the early hours of January 17. After their first court appearance, more evidence was brought forward.

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They are facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder, murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm as well as defeating the ends of justice.

Mpumalanga Provincial Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Major General Nico Gerber, said the postponement will allow the investigation team to obtain further evidence and bring the matter to a speedy trial.

They are expected to appear in court on April 10, 2025.

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They appeared in the Ermelo Magistrate’s Court following Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Piet Pretorius’s death last Thursday.

Mthobisi Nkosi (40), Aubrey Xaba (35), Skhumbuzo Skhakhane (40), Nyiko Mujovo (30) and Valencia Skhosana (36) were were arrested in Mbombela a few hours after the murder was committed.

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Lieutenant Colonel Pretorius sustained multiple gunshot shot wounds and later succumbed to his injuries in hospital. A vehicle believed to have been used in the commission of crime was also found burnt to ashes in Ermelo on Friday, January 17.

The suspects are expected to make their second court appearance in the same court on Monday, 27 January 2025.

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