Justice served: Life sentences for the killers of Previn Pillay

Previn Pillay was last seen alive in December 2020, leaving his home in his white Toyota Hilux bakkie. The three men behind the gruesome murder and dismemberment of a Pinelands man whose body was found stuffed in a burning suitcase at a train station have been sentenced to life behind bars. Previn Pillay, 23, from Pinelands, was last seen alive on December 23, 2020, leaving his home in his white Toyota Hilux bakkie.

The bumper of the vehicle was later recovered in Sunbird Park, but the bakkie was never recovered. A week after his disappearance, cops were called to Hazendal train station in Athlone, where a suitcase containing a dismembered body was discovered. Staff at the station reported seeing a man dragging a large travel suitcase to the station.

Moments later, they saw the suspect set the bag alight before running away as smoke began to rise. Following the gruesome discovery, police arrested Riefaat Loofer, Glenville Jansen, and Franklin van Niekerk. The court heard that the deceased had been scheduled to meet Loofer at his Sea Point flat for a business meeting, but his vehicle was driven to Matroosfontein.