Ilungu leqela lemigulukudu ligwetywe ngothotho lwamatyala kwinkundla yengingqi yaseGqeberha.
U-Irvin van Rayner (25), olilungu leqela lemigulukudu iThe New Kids, ugwetywe ngezityholo eziquka ukubulala, amane okuzama ukubulala, ukufaka isandla kwizenzo zobugulukudu, kunye namacala amabini elokuba nemipu neembumbulu ngokungekho mthethweni.
Ngokwengxelo yephepha-ndaba i-Independent Online, isithethi seGunyabantu lezoTshutshiso (NPA) ephondweni, uLuxolo Tyali, uthe ngomhla wamashumi amabini ananye kweyeThupha ngo2022, uVan Rayner waqhubeleka nobundlobongela ngakwindlela iDeverill, eHelenvale eGqeberha.
“Wazama ukubulala uLuciano Kriege, uJames Tiger, noJason Perry ngokubadubula. Amaxhoba asinda kodwa angcungcutheka. Kwangolo suku lunye, uvan Rayner wafunyanwa enompu ongekho mthethweni oyi-9mm Parabellum kunye neentlobo ngeentlobo zeembumbulu, ebonisa ukuba ukulungele ukwenza ezinye izenzo zobundlobongela,” utshilo uTyali.
Ngomhla wamashumi amabini (21) kuSeptemba, 2022, izenzo zolwaphulo-mthetho zikaVan Rayner zanda, kwaye kuhlaselo olucetyiweyo, wabuyela kwindawo enye waza wabulala uLucian Kriege.
Kwakhona wazama ukubulala omnye umntu ngokumdubula. UVan Rayner waphinda wafunyanwa enompu kunye neembumbulu eziyi-9mm ngokungekho mthethweni.
Ngethuba letyala, uVan Rayner akazange abe netyala kulwaphulo-mthetho kwaye wayikhanyela imisebenzi yakhe yeqela lemigulukudu. Wade wagxininisa ubunzulu bolwaphulo-mthetho lwakhe.
Ebudeni bokuwiswa kwesigwebo, inkundla yagxininisa imfuneko yezohlwayo eziqatha ukuze kusebenze ubulungisa nanjengesithintelo kulwaphulo-mthetho olulungelelanisiweyo nogonyamelo lwamaqela emigulukudu.
Inkundla yagweba uVan Rayner ubomi bakhe bonke kunye neminye iminyaka eyi-87 entolongweni ngenxa yazo zonke izenzo zakhe zolwaphulo-mthetho.
UMlawuli wezoTshutshiso, uBarry Madolo, uncome umcuphi wamapolisa kunye nomtshutshisi.
“IGunyabantu lezoTshutshiso (i-NPA) lihleli lizinzile kwinjongo yalo yokulwa ulwaphulo-mthetho olucwangcisiweyo kunye nezenzo zemigulukudu, libethelela indima yalo ebalulekileyo ekuqinisekiseni ubulungisa nokukhusela uluntu,” utshilo uMadolo.