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Ballistics Link Seized Gun to Atteridgeville Massacre as Suspect Heads to Court

The accused abandoned a Polokwane bail bid as separate murder charges proceed in Atteridgeville.

Overview

  • Police say ballistic testing ties a firearm seized in a Polokwane arrest to the Saulsville shooting that killed 12 and wounded 13.
  • The 32-year-old abandoned bail in the Polokwane unlawful possession case, which was postponed to 19 February 2026.
  • He is scheduled to appear at the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court on 31 December on 12 counts of murder and 13 counts of attempted murder.
  • The arrest followed a joint GautengLimpopo operation that recovered an unlicensed gun and several rounds of ammunition.
  • Two suspects remain at large, the detainee’s name is withheld pending an identity parade, and investigators continue building the case.