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- A double murder suspect in KwaZulu-Natal was captured in Gauteng after seven years on the run.
- He allegedly stabbed a man in a tavern in June 2013.
- In October 2013, while on bail, he allegedly stabbed to death another man.
A KwaZulu-Natal man who was on the run for seven years, following the murder of two men, one in a local tavern and one in a store, was eventually caught.
Sifiso Gcina Nxumalo, 31, appeared before the Nquthu Magistrates Court on Monday on two counts of murder and the case was postponed until October 28 to request bail.
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Nxumalo has evaded the police since 2013.
According to Colonel Thembeka Mbele, a police spokesman, the police received information that he was seen in Gauteng, where he was hiding. He was arrested on October 17 with the assistance of Ivory Park police officers. He was taken to the Mondlo police station.
It is alleged that at 04:30 on June 29, 2013, 23-year-old Mavela Ncube was stabbed while in a local tavern on Block B in Mondlo after an argument. He suffered three stab wounds to the upper body. He was taken to a local clinic where he succumbed to his injuries. Nxumalo was arrested and appeared in court, where he was later released on bail.
In October of that same year, he allegedly committed another murder in Mondlo. It is alleged that he stabbed Ali Narsill, 35, in the back on October 11, 2013 at a Section B store, Mondlo. Nxumalo fled and was a fugitive for seven years.
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula welcomed the arrest.
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