Last week, the murder of Johannesburg Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs shocked Africa and the soccer world. The 24-year-old footballer was shot dead. On Wednesday April 10, the South African police announced that they had made arrests."The police have arrested six suspects for the attempted robbery and murder," said police representative Mavela Masondo.
According to the judicial authorities, these six people are members of a crime syndicate responsible for other car thefts in Gauteng, one of South Africa's nine provinces. The police add that "the search for other suspects is continuing".Crime is a real scourge in South Africa. According to official statistics, 84 murders a day were committed between October and December 2023.
