Following the attack, police launched the 72-hour activation plan to track down Matsena's killer.
Following the attack, police launched the 72-hour activation plan to track down Matsena’s killer.
Matsena was with his family in their Doornpoort home on Thursday night when he was attacked and stabbed to death. He was killed two days before what would have been his 54th birthday. Matsena was the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Community Safety and a member of the Portfolio Committee on Infrastructure Development and Property Management.“Following intensive and extensive investigations, the accused has now been charged with the murder of Mr Matsena,” said national police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo.
“While the suspect has been charged, detectives are still yet to confirm the motive for the killing,” he added.
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