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The two suspects, who were arrested near Uniondale on Sunday, shortly after the murder are expected to appear in the George Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.“In collaborative efforts to respond to crime and arrest perpetrators thereof, two suspects were questioned and are now charged with the murder of a 57-year-old man outside the Garden Route Mall in George on Sunday morning.
“Their arrest follows a shooting incident that left the 57-year-old dead. After the suspects fled the crime scene, police, law enforcement officials, security companies, and crime watch groups were activated to be on the lookout for the suspects in the region. As a consequence, the pair was arrested a couple of hours later. The suspects are expected to appear in George Magistrates court on Tuesday morning,” he said.
Gunmen allegedly travelling in a VW Polo opened fire killing Lifman in the mall parking lot as he was heading to his vehicle. Lifman, from Fresnaye along the Atlantic Seaboard, is usually heavily guarded by security but happened to be alone at the time of the shooting.Lifman was set to return to the court on Monday, where he is onLifman and others are facing an array of charges linked to the murder of Wainstein and underworld clashes linked to nightclub security in Cape Town.Shortly after the arrest of Lifman, Booysen and alleged 27s gang boss William “Red” Stevens were granted bail of R100,000.
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