Breakthrough in Mfuleni triple murder
VICTIM: Nomaphelo, 45
Ten months after the brutal murder of three family members in Mfuleni, police have finally arrested a man believed to be the mastermind behind the attack.
Nomaphelo Kebe, 45, and her two children, Wendy, 23, and Sive, 17, were gunned down at their home and the family car was taken, torched and abandoned on a field nearby.
After months of anguish, family members say they are relieved that they could finally get answers on what happened the night the three were killed.
SAPS’ Andre Traut say the police arrested a 39-year-old suspect in Khayelitsha on Friday and he is expected to make a court appearance in Blue Downs today.
More suspects are being sought and our investigation is still under way, he added.
The only surviving family member, Sarafinah Sara, said the family was relieved an arrest has been made.
“It has been a difficult time for us all and when we got the call that a suspect had been arrested, there was relief,” she said.
“There were rumours about me for a while but I am relieved this has finally happened and our family can get some answers and hopefully find closure somehow.”
At the time, the triple murder sparked outrage in the community with residents calling for police action and swift arrests.
Wendy, who was a final-year student at CPUT, was studying to be a teacher while her brother was a Grade 11 pupil at a high school in Port Elizabeth.