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South African actor, David Manuel, well-known for his role the drama Noem My Skollie, may have been murdered for insurance money.
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 Manuel 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,” Twigg said.
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He said the two suspects, taken into custody on Tuesday, will appear in the Athlone Magistrates’ court on Thursday on charges of murder and fraud.
Twigg said the possibility of more arrests were not excluded.
#sapsWC Suspects taken in for questioning for Gugulethu double murder. Following the death of the Noem My Skollie actor, David Manuel and his friend Alfonso Fisher on 08 October 2024 in NY141, Gugulethu where they were shot and fatally wounded, Provincial Serious and Violent… pic.twitter.com/1hM3zTfLfd
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