KEY POINTS
- The investigators arrested a suspect who owned the Volkswagen Polo.
- Police are also looking for Fezile Ngubane and Philangenkosi Makhanya over the murder.
- Cops trailed the suspects from Johannesburg to Durban and have now published images asking for help in finding them.
SAPS has detained a suspect and taken into custody a Volkswagen Polo linked to the brutal murder of Olorato Mongale.
Officials looked at the vehicle at a panel beater workshop located in Phoenix, Durban. A drop of blood inside the car made the inspectors work even faster.
Cops detected blood evidence from the Audi on the road where the crime took place
Intelligence led the police from the suspects’ lodge in Kew, Johannesburg to their hideout in KwaMashu, Durban, according to SAPS national spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe.
Solid information from the task team allowed them to identify the suspects. A workshop found the white Volkswagen Polo that police believe was driven by the people picking up Mongale on the day she disappeared, according to Mathe.
Philangenkosi Makhanya and Fezile Ngubane are wanted in the Olorato Mongale murder case
Although a man who is thought to own the vehicle has been taken into custody, police are still looking for Fezile Ngubane and Philangenkosi Sibongokuhle Makhanya, who investigators suspect took part in the murder.
These two men are thought to be especially dangerous. All information received confirms that the public should not approach them no matter what, Mathe said.
Should anyone identify the suspects, they are advised to call Brigadier Nama at +27 (82) 778-9035.
Victim and the alleged killer had a date
Investigators learned that Olorato Mongale was last alive when she was taken to the next location by one of the suspects, who was driving the white Polo.
People across the country are upset about what happened, leading law enforcement to increase their search efforts.
Public assistance is required in Olorato Mongale murder case
SAPS has urged South Africans to help find the suspects by showing their photos and notifying authorities if they see them anywhere.
The killing of Olorato Mongale has shocked the country and officials are working hard to bring justice.
