Cape Town – Seven suspects have reportedly been arrested in connection with the murder of retired journalist and editor Jeremy Gordin.
Gordin was killed at his home in Parkview, Johannesburg during a robbery last month.
According to police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, the suspects are aged between 33 and 42, reported TimesLIVE.
“The first was arrested on April 12 while driving the deceased’s motor vehicle in Auckland Park. Further investigations led to the arrest of six more suspects later that day,” the report quoted Nevhuhulwi as saying.
Suspects will be charged with murder, house robbery, possession of suspected stolen property and possession of an unlicensed firearm, reported News24.
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“All suspects are foreign nationals and are expected to appear before a Johannesburg magistrate soon on charges of murder, house robbery, possession of suspected stolen property and possession of an unlicensed firearm,” the report quoted Nevhuhulwi as saying.
Gordin’s family were in Cape Town at the time of his murder and grew concerned when he was not responding to messages.
A friend gained access to the house and found it locked from the outside, it has been ransacked and his body was covered.
At the time Gordin’s wife Deborah said only his car had been stolen.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe
