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The cell phone data belonging to the only surviving suspect, charged with the murder of Gqeberha Flying Squad member Dwane Kemp, was at the centre of his trial at the city's High Court on Tuesday.

Police in the Garden Route are investigating a case of fraud after a businessman in George was swindled out of his money during his lunchtime. Spokesperson Captain Malcolm Pojie says a group of about five individuals, men and women, are roaming the streets of George pretending to be Vodacom employees.

More arrests could be "imminent" in the murder case of Gqeberha mother Vicki Terblanche, whose body was found in a shallow grave in the Greenbushes area almost a year ago. Her estranged husband, Arnold Terblanche, has been named as the mastermind behind her killing, as the two were locked in a bitter divorce battle at the time of her death.

A woman who lights up the room, a best friend, a lover of silly jokes, a great laugh, a good mother with a heart of gold and a desire to be happy and free. These are just some of the words used to describe slain Gqeberha mother Vicki Terblanche, a stark contrast to the picture painted by her alleged killers and estranged husband Arnold who wanted everyone to believe that she was a drug addict and an unfit mother.

There was high drama in the rural town of Qumbu in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday where a shootout ensued leaving three suspects dead. Police Spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli says four armed robbers arrived in two vehicles at a shop on the Main street where they held employees and customers at gunpoint, demanding money.

Farhaanah Abrahams was arrested and charged on Tuesday and appeared in the Gqeberha magistrate court on Tuesday where she was released on R500 bail.

Gqeberha police are investigating the fatal shooting of an off-duty police Sergeant from New Brighton and the wounding of her husband on Tuesday afternoon.

The State has vehemently opposed a renewed bail attempt by embattled Gqeberha businessman and alleged wife-killer Arnold Terblanche, with several new damning allegations against him coming in out court on Tuesday.

The partner of Gqeberha flying squad member, Dwane Kemp, who was killed during a botched robbery at Le Bon Bakery in 2019, says his death had left him with post traumatic stress disorder and depression.