2 SANDF members arrested in connection with 2023 murder of Hawks officer! Two South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members have been arrested in connection with the murder of Hawks senior officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Frans Mathipa.
Mathipa was attached to the directorate’s crimes against the state unit.
The duo, aged 36 and 56, was nabbed during a joint operation at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday.
SANDF members arrested
The suspects linked to the murder of Mathipa were taken into custody on Sunday.
Authorities also seized a vehicle linked to the 36-year-old suspect, which is believed to have been used in the kidnapping of two foreign nationals at a Midrand mall in December 2022.
Lieutenant-Colonel Mathipa was shot and killed in August 2023 while driving on the N1 near Hammanskraal.
Following the shooting, his vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a ditch.
The suspects are expected to appear before the Randburg Magistrates Court on Monday on charges of murder and kidnapping.
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