Investigator's killing derails Mdlalose case

Six men arrested for the deaths of 16 patrons freed

Noxolo Sibiya Journalist

A lead police investigator of the Mdlalose Tavern mass shooting in Soweto was gunned down earlier this year in what appears to be a hit that preceded the collapse of the case against the six accused.

This emerged yesterday as the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) withdrew charges against all six men arrested in connection with the killings of 16 people at the tavern in Nomzamo in Orlando East, Soweto...

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