Trial date set for for man accused of multiple murders and selling guns to Cape Town gangs
A Durban man accused of being part of a network that smuggles guns to Cape Town will go on trial in January next year.
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A Durban man accused of being part of a network that smuggles guns to Cape Town will go on trial in January next year.
iStock The State did not oppose bail during an application at the Worcester Magistrate's Court. His bail conditions include not leaving the magisterial district of Wentworth. Durban firearms dealer Anderson Padayachee was granted R60 000 bail as he awaits trial on multiple murder and weapons charges. He appeared at the Worcester Magistrate's Court on Thursday and was granted bail with conditions. Padayachee was arrested last Thursday and, at the time, the Hawks alleged he, via his dealership, was linked to an illegal supply of firearms to Cape Town gangs. The State did not...
iStock A Durban firearms dealer was charged with eight murders and five attempted murders in Cape Town. The charges Anderson Padayachee faces also include working with the Terrible Josters, which is allegedly affiliated to the 28s gang. The list of weapons involved take up several pages - and range from Glocks to shotguns. A Durban firearms dealer was charged with eight murders and five attempted murders, which occurred during a wave of apparent gang activity in Cape Town in 2018 and 2019. The State alleges that Anderson Padayachee, from Merewent, worked with the Terrible Jos...