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'Soweto murders were part of a KZN feud', suspect says

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According to the police statement, the cause of the incident was an argument between one of Mabasa's two accomplices and homeboys with one of the men who were killed during the attack. Tankmaester

He told police that the argument escalated and led to threats of shooting between the two groups. Mabasa told police that he was fetched from his place of residence in Vlakfontein, south of Johannesburg, to carry out the shooting on June 7.

"On June 7, one of my accomplices fetched me from my place and took me to Jabulani Hostel. While sitting in the car and waiting for the other guy to arrive we saw the guy who argued with my friend. My friend also lives at the hostel, so they knew each other," he said in his statement."I brought my pistol with me and knew that my friend also had a pistol. Our accomplice arrived with a big firearm, one used by the police and can be folded.

Mabasa told police that one of his accomplices congratulated him for the attack and promised to pay him without specifying the amount. However, he was arrested on June 16 before his payment. Police spokesperson Col Noxolo Kweza said Mabasa was part of a group of seven men who were arrested between KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng where they recovered firearms, including an AK-47.

 

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