Julius Mkhwanazi, co-accused back in court for Emmanuel Mbense murder
Julius Mkhwanazi, a suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief, and four others are set to seek bail in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court. The charges against the five accused – Mkhwanazi, Keisha-Leigh Stols, Cobus Van Rensburg, Adrian MacKenzie and Bhekokwakhe Sibande – stem from the April 2022 abduction and murder of businessman Emmanuel Mbense.
According to prosecutors, Mbense was tortured to death in Brakpan before his body was disposed of in a dam. The suspects were arrested last week following allegations from the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Mkhwanazi has now been arrested four times since the Madlanga Commission began investigating alleged criminal involvement. This is the fourth court appearance for Mkhwanazi since the Madlanga Commission started its work.
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