A 44-year-old suspect has briefly appeared in the Knysna Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape in connection with the murder of former Knysna Mayor, Aubrey Tsengwa.
Police say the alleged hitman was arrested in Peddie in the Eastern Cape on Friday.
Tsengwa was gunned down in the Joodse Kamp area while driving home in August.
Three suspects were initially arrested for conspiracy to commit murder, before charges were dropped against one of them. The latest suspect faces a charge of murder and three counts of attempted murder, after one of three passengers in Tsengwa’s vehicle was wounded in the arm.
The matter has been postponed to 10 December 2026 for all accused to appear.
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