MAIN suspect in the Olorato Mongale murder case has been shot dead.
Philangenkosi Makhanya was allegedly hiding at a residential complex in Amanzimtoti, south of Durban and was killed during a shoot-out with the police early on Friday morning, 30 May.
It's alleged he shot at the police, who then returned fire, fatally wounding him.
Makhanya allegedly escaped arrest on Thursday, 29 May when his mum tipped him off that cops were looking for him.
KZN police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said they managed to locate the car that allegedly picked up the suspect after his mum tipped him off.
"From there we followed up in places he might drove off to. He went out to King Cetshwayo district to pick up the people who transported him here. The team has been working around the clock to trace him.
"We were able to trace the vehicle that picked him up and followed that vehicle. We were able to trace the vehicle's movement, where it drove off and who was travelling with him. So, we have the suspect driving the vehicle and the accomplices that were with him," he said.
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Mkhwanazi said according to the person renting the house, Makhanya rented a vehicle and had apparently also rented a car in the past.
"The guy didn't give him a car because he had seen a photo from the media that he was wanted for something. He kept him there and interrogated him. He confessed to what he did in Joburg. He wanted to commit suicide and didn't want to hand himself over to the police. He spent the whole day with him," he said.
