A 28-year-old man, Mr Solomon Kubayi, accused of shooting and killing Thabiso Samuel Mabasa aged 30 of Mmotla at a tavern on Saturday, appeared at Moretele magistrate Court today facing charges of murder.
Constable Herman Moremi of Corporate Communications SAPS Temba, said the suspect was arrested on Monday after he was found hiding at his girlfriend’s place in Mmakaunyane.
This is after he fled the scene after allegedly shooting the suspect and taking four cell phones and a small amount of money. It is alleged that the suspect entered the tavern and pointed the firearm at everyone who was playing dice and demanded money and cell phones and shot the deceased on the upper body.
Constable Moremi said the suspect alleged that he threw the firearm at the dam after the incident and sold the two cell phones on Sunday during a social club meeting in Mmakaunyane.
He was remanded in custody while the police are still searching for the firearm.