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- Three suspects are due to appear in Port Elizabeth Magistrates Court on Monday after being charged with murder.
- It is alleged that a man was assaulted for allegedly stealing clothes from his clothesline.
- The man later died of his injuries in hospital.
Three suspects in Port Elizabeth, aged between 21 and 27, have been arrested following the alleged assault on a man accused of stealing clothes from his clothesline.
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According to a statement from the police spokeswoman, Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg, on Sunday, the three allegedly went to Nkosikona Mandeka’s home and demanded to see him.
“They allegedly took Nkosikona from his house and assaulted him,” he said.
“It was alleged that Nkosikona stole clothes from a clothesline. He was taken to hospital where he later passed away from injuries he sustained.”
Walmer detectives opened a murder case and arrested the three suspects.
The suspects would appear in Port Elizabeth Magistrates Court on Monday, Janse van Rensburg added.
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