News24 | Man accused of gruesome North West ‘muthi’ murder found with victim’s gun during arrest

A 30-year-old man was charged in connection with an alleged ‘muthi-related murder’ in North West.

A 30-year-old man has been charged over what police believe was a “muthi-related murder”, after being found with the victim’s firearm during his arrest.

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Innocent Buthelezi was brutally killed in the Maologane Village, in the Sun City policing precinct, in July this year.

His fingertips and private parts were cut off.

In late September, police from the provincial and national psychology investigation units tracked Nkosinathi Ziyanda Khumalo down to Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, and arrested him for the crime.

“The team conducted a thorough investigation and positively linked the accused with the crime and arrested him… upon arresting the accused, the police found him in possession of the deceased’s firearm and eight rounds of ammunition,” said police spokesperson, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone.

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Khumalo initially appeared in the Estcourt Magistrate’s Court on 31 October, on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

He was then transferred to North West province, where he made his first appearance for Buthelezi’s murder in the Mogwase Magistrate’s Court on 3 November.

He is expected to apply for bail in the same court on 24 November.

Mokgwabone confirmed that further investigations into Buthelezi’s murder were continuing.

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