WESTERN CAPE - A man suspected to be behind the shooting of the 74-year-old father of a former Hawks investigator was arrested yesterday by the Hawks’ National Task Team.
The 30-year-old man is alleged to be behind the killing of Nicholas Heerschap, the father of former Warrant Officer Nico Heerschap in Melkbosstrand, Cape Town, in 2019.
The pensioner was shot at close range outside the home he shared with his son.
The suspect is due to make his first appearance on Wednesday, 08 June 2022 at the Atlantis Magistrates court on charges ranging from conspiracy to commit murder and Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 related to gang-related offences.
More arrests are imminent
Source: South African Police Service