THE administration clerk who was thrown out of a moving car has died in hospital.
A third suspect has been arrested and will join his co-accused. KwaMbonambi Police Station senior administrator Mpendulo Mdluli (31) died on Sunday, 6 August, a few days after his friend Warrant Officer Nkosinathi Ntinga was shot dead.
The suspects robbed the cops of their guns before forcing them into a car on Tuesday, 1 August.
They drove away and allegedly pushed Mdluli out of the moving car a few kilometres from Ntinga's homestead.
With multiple gunshot wounds, Warrant Officer Ntinga was later found dead in the Mfolozi area near Msunduzi River. Mdluli's car was found abandoned in the sugar cane fields.
When he was found, he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
Ntinga's wife, Sergeant Ntombizodwa Ntinga, was arrested with Samkelo Mpanza (33), who is believed to be an inkabi that she allegedly hired to kill her husband.
The two were arrested on Wednesday, 2 August. The third suspect was arrested on Saturday, 5 August.
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Sergeant Ntinga and the inkabi, Mpanza, appeared in the KwaMbonambi Magistrates Court on Thursday, 3 August, and they were remanded in custody until Tuesday, 8 August.
The third suspect who was arrested on Saturday, 5 August, is expected to join them.
The Hawks spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Simphiwe Mhlongo, said a case of murder, armed robbery with aggravating circumstances, attempted murder and kidnapping was reported at KwaMbonambi Police Station.
He said the case docket was allocated to the Hawks members for intensive investigation.
"On Wednesday, 2 August, Hawks members from the Richards Bay serious organised crime investigation team, working together with King Cetshwayo District task team, Empangeni flying squad, and tactical response team arrested Mpanza and Ntinga for the murder of Warrant Officer Nkosinathi Ntinga, who was stationed at KwaMbonambi Police Station," he said.
Lieutenant-Colonel Mhlongo said police arrested the two accused on Wednesday, 2 August.
"One service pistol taken during the incident was recovered," he said.
He said they briefly appeared in the KwaMbonambi Magistrates Court on Thursday, 3 August, and they were remanded in custody.
Mhlongo also confirmed that Mpendulo Mdluli had died and that an additional suspect was arrested.
