Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of actor, David Manuel who was killed allegedly for an insurance claim.
Siblings Wanda and Sindiswa Mbele made their appearance at Athlone Magistrates Court on accusations of fraudulently taking funeral policies for David.
David known for a role he portrayed in Noem My Skollie was gunned down with his friend, Alfonso Fisher in Gugulethu NY141 last month.
The duo was arrested on Tuesday as police saw the funeral insurance policies as possible motive for the murder, according to Eyewitness News.
Speaking to the publication, Gugulethu CPF, Linda Kabeni said, “The judiciary of South Africa must not fail us, those people must be convicted, and they must be sentenced. They must never see the light of day because we are scared of them as the community.”
EWN reporter took to their X (formerly Twitter) to share the proceedings of the court.
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Siblings Wanda and Sindiswa Mbele, accused of fraudulently taking out insurance policies for murdered Noem My Skollie actor David Manuel, appeared at the Athlone Magistrate’s Court today @NtuthuzeloNene pic.twitter.com/iDhzXpcpb9
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 14, 2024
A Gugulethu resident told IOL that this was not the first attempt on David’s life. “Last year, two men went into his home and beat him to a pulp, and he was admitted to hospital where he spent two months. We believe the aim was to kill him, but he survived.
“On October 8 around 10 pm, unknown suspects forced their way into the house and a lot of gunshots went off. People went to see what happened, when I went to the scene, one of the neighbours was carrying him to a car, and they rushed him to hospital, and Alfonso was already dead. And in the morning, we heard he died,” said the resident.
In response to Radio Teemaneng‘s inquiry, Western Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, said “The arrest of a man and woman, aged 30 and 40, followed an intensive investigation following the murder of David and a friend, Alfonso Fisher, in Gugulethu in October.
“The investigation revealed that life insurance policies were taken out by family members which was identified as a possible motive,” Wesley said.
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