Two suspects linked to the brutal murder of 18 people in Lusikisiki have abandoned their attempt to get bail.
Zenande Paya and Mawethu Nomdlembu face 18 counts of murder and charges of illegal possession of three AK-47 rifles, a Steyr Mannlicher rifle, and 82 rounds of ammunition.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said their case has been postponed to 26 November for further investigation.
NPA spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said Paya and Nomdlembu will appear alongside four co-accused: Siphosoxolo Myekethe, 45, Aphiwe “AP” Ndende, 25, Lwando Antony Abi, 33, and Bonga Hintsa, 31.
Paya and Nomdlembu were arrested in Flagstaff on 17 October and found with rifles and ammunition they allegedly moved to new locations after the massacre.
Ndende and Hintsa were arrested in Port Shepstone, Abi in East London on 16 October, and Myekethe on 7 October in Mthimde Location in the Lusikisiki district.
Pictured above: The two suspects, Zenande Paya and Mawethu Nondlembu, appear before the Lusikisiki Magistrate’s Court.
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