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By IOL Reporter 
11h ago
Durban – The Hawks have arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with the murder of Cape Town’s top police officer, Lt. Col. Charl Kinnear, who was shot outside his home last Friday in an apparent hit.
Hawks spokesman Brig. Hangwani Mulaudzi said the suspect will appear in Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court on Friday.
“The suspect was arrested in Gauteng on Wednesday and the details surrounding the murder are still unknown,” Mulaudzi said.
“No further arrests are ruled out as investigations are still ongoing.”
According to Netwerk24, the suspect is a former professional rugby player from Springs in Gauteng’s East Rand.
He is also reportedly the son of a retired police colonel who was apparently tracking Kinnear’s cell phone according to the online post.
Kinnear, 52, a senior detective with the Anti-Gang Unit, was killed outside his home in Bishop Lavis on Friday. He had been working on several high-profile cases involving some of the province’s top gang bosses.
Kinnear was central to various investigations in the underworld and was investigating the alleged underworld figures, Nafiz Modack and Colin Booysen. He was also investigating the murder case of motorcycle boss Tim Lotter and the murder case of Cape Town defender Pete Mihalik.
Police have been under public pressure to make an arrest in the Kinnear affair after questions were raised about why their armed protection was withdrawn.
Police Minister Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner General Khehla John Sitole have vowed to devote all their resources to arresting those responsible for Kinnear’s murder.
Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan has also offered a million rand in cash for the successful prosecution of those who ordered the attack on Kinnear.
O’Sullivan’s nonprofit Forensics for Justice said they were offering cash R1m to individuals who would provide information that would lead to the successful prosecution of the Kinnear murder conspirators.
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