More suspects in court for murder of Durban e-hailing driver
KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested four men in connection with the murder of e-hailing driver Ganesh Tiven.
Detectives say the 38-year-old received a call to pick up passengers at a tavern in Phoenix in August.
He was meant to drop them off at Cornubia.
But when Tiven arrived to fetch them, he was robbed of his firearm and tried to run away.
He was shot several times.
Verulam police and crime intelligence officers nabbed one suspect at his flat.
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KZN police spokesperson Thenjiswa Ngcobo says he appeared in court on Tuesday.
"Three outstanding suspects aged between 17 and 23 were arrested on 11 October 2022 for murder and carjacking. They are expected to appear in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court today.
"Investigations are underway to link the men to a robbery case which took place on 10 September 2022 at Cornubia where a family was robbed at gunpoint by a group of men.
"They stole cellphones, a firearm and cash before they fled the scene. A case of robbery was opened at Verulam police station for investigation."
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