Witness D who testified at the Madlanga Commission was shot dead in Brakpan on Friday night. National police commissioner General Fannie Masemola is expected to meet with Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, chairperson of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry after a witness who testified at the commission was gunned down on Friday night in Brakpan. The witness, who testified anonymously before the Madlanga commission as ‘Witness D’ was shot dead outside his home in Brakpan.
He has been identified asMarius ‘Vlam’ van der Merwe, 41. He has been identified as According to national police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, Van der Merwe was ambushed by the gunmen as he arrived in his vehicle at his home. An AK-47 rifle was used in the murder, she confirmed.
“According to a preliminary investigation, Witness D arrived at his home just after 20:30 with his wife and as he was about to open the gate, he was shot and sustained wounds to his upper body. His wife who was a passenger in the car, escaped unharmed.” She added that nothing was taken from van der Merwe as his firearm, cellphone and wallet were still in his possession. Mathe said a manhunt had been launched for the gunmenand those who had ordered the hit. Mathe said a manhunt had been launched for the gunmen
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