GAUTENG. – Fani John Sibeko (46), accused of shooting four people dead and wounding three others, appeared in the Palmridge magistrate's court. The shooting took place on Tuesday in Katlehong North when a group of ANC supporters returned from a memorial service for the late councillor Jeanese Magugu at Mogobeng Primary School.
The deceased have been identified as Nqobile Faneli (23), Njabulo Ngcongo (23), Zanga Bingwa (21) and Yonwaba Tunce (27). Magaboke Mohlatlole, NPA spokesperson, says Sibeko is being tried on four counts of murder, three of attempted murder, as well as charges of firing a firearm in a public place and failure to safely secure a firearm.
According to the state, a man in a motor vehicle approached the group and allegedly first fired shots in the air, before firing several shots at the people. Sibeko allegedly handed himself over to police following the incident and remains in custody. The case has been assigned to the Gauteng task team for political murders for further investigation.
The state requested seven days to conduct further investigations for the bail application hearing, consequently the case was postponed to 22 October.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
