Gauteng’s most-wanted suspect, Mbuso Ndabazovela Biyela, has been killed in KwaZulu-Natal during a shootout with police.
Biyela was wanted for eight cases, including the murder of a police officer in October last year.
“The team that traced Biyela to Sahlumbe (Ematsheleni) village in Weenen, KwaZulu-Natal, comprised of provincial members from serious and violent crimes, a tracking team, Soweto district crime intelligence, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal tactical response teams,” Gauteng police spokesperson Brenda Muridili said.
Muridili said Biyela fired shots at officers as they approached the house in which he was hiding.
“The team approached the house where Biyela was hiding but when he spotted them, he started firing shots towards the team members who were forced to retaliate. Biyela was fatally wounded. None of the members sustained injuries.”
She said the team found an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in the house.
He was arrested twice in 2020 and 2021 but managed to escape.
“Biyela was previously arrested in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng for murder in August 2020 and October 2021 but he managed to escape from custody,” said Muridili.
Biyela was positively linked to five murders in Soweto and KwaZulu-Natal and a hijacking.
On May 29, police in Gauteng issued a reward of up to R100 000 for information which would assist in Biyela’s arrest and conviction.
