Police to oppose bail for PE Chinese restaurant murder suspects

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

The SA Police Service says it will oppose any bail bid by three Chinese nationals who were arrested in connection with a grisly murder in a restaurant on the Port Elizabeth beachfront.

Two suspects were arrested on Wednesday night and the third in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Humewood station commander, Brigadier Ronald Koll, says the body of the alleged victim, Zhi Duan Huang, has still not been found.

However, he said the suspected murder weapon, which he described as a Samurai sword, is in the possession of the police.

The motive for the murder in the Jade Gardens restauranet in Humewood is not yet known.