9 appear in court for murder of Ahmed Kathrada's relatives
8 November 2018
Nine suspects, aged between 16 and 60, appeared in the Schweizer-Reneke Magistrate’s Court on Thursday in connection with the murder of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada’s relatives.
Kathdrada’s 65-year-old nephew Yunus and his 28-year-old son, also named Ahmed, were killed earlier this month in an apparent botched robbery, although nothing was stolen from their home at the time.
It is believed that Ahmed had just returned home from mosque when the attack occurred.
Police spokesperson Colonel Adele Myburgh said that Ahmed was overpowered by two suspects when he arrived home on November 1, 2018, and shot in the chest. His mother apparently heard the commotion and called her husband, Yunus. He opened the back door and was then shot in the back of the head. He died on the scene.