MPUMALANGA – Wife of the late Sergeant Joseph Christopher Kutu, also a Magistrate Court Interpreter, Patricia Mabojane Kutu (28), and her accomplice Vincent Bonginkosi (39) appeared at Emalahleni Magistrate Court on Tuesday 21 December 2021 and were both remanded in custody to appear again on the 28 December 2021 for bail application.

The duo was arrested on Wednesday 14 December and Friday 16 December 2021 respectfully, for the murder of the late Sergeant Joseph Christopher Kutu of Witbank Tactical Response Team, who was fatally shot in his house in July 2021.

This after an intelligence driven information was received about the whereabouts of the suspect who was wanted for a house robbery and murder of a police officer. The operation was conducted at a house in Siyabuswa A, where the suspect was found and arrested at the back room of the house where he was renting. Further investigation was conducted and the late member`s wife was later arrested.

Source: South African Police Service