The South African police, has on Wednesday revealed six suspect who has been arrested for the murder of Luke Fleurs, popular Johannesburg club Kaizer Chiefs, footballer.
Luke Fleurs, was shot dead last week as he refilled his car at a gas station in a northwestern suburb of the city, in the latest incident to shock the crime-ridden nation.
The police spokesman, Mavela Masondo (SAPS), revealed that, “Police have arrested six suspects for the alleged hijacking and murder, and the search for more suspects is continuing.”
Mabel’s further said that the arrests was made on Wednesday in Johannesburg southwestern township of Soweto — two days after detectives recovered Fleurs’s car.
Investigators believe the suspects are part of a crime syndicate responsible for other car hijackings in Johannesburg’s Gauteng province.
According to official figures, the country has recorded almost 84 murders a day between October and December.
