AKA and Tibz murder trial begins in the Durban High Court
The arrests of the accused were announced a year later.
The trial of seven men accused of the murder of rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and his friend Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane begins in the Durban High Court on Monday. The incident occurred outside a restaurant on Florida Road on February 10th, 2023, when the two were shot and killed. The arrests of the accused were made a year after the crime.
Two suspects were later extradited from eSwatini after protracted legal proceedings. They stand accused of conspiracy to commit murder, murder, attempted murder, and the illegal possession of firearms. A month of trial time has been allocated, with additional dates to be set on the 6th of the following month.
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