Скачать или смотреть Chatunga Mugabe appears in court... remanded in custody

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze will remain in custody after appearing in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on charges stemming from last week’s Hyde Park shooting.

The pair face charges of attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice and unlawful possession of a firearm.

The matter was postponed to March 3, with both accused remanded in custody.

The charges arise from an incident in which a 23-year-old employee at a Hyde Park residence was shot and left in a critical condition.

Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed that a cartridge was recovered at the scene. However, despite searches conducted by K9 units and forensic teams, the firearm allegedly used in the shooting has not been found.

The missing weapon forms a central part of the State’s case and is understood to underpin the charge of defeating the ends of justice.

Police earlier described the circumstances surrounding the shooting as “a b