KWAZULU-NATAL - One of the main suspects in the Olorato Mongale murder case has been shot dead by police.
Police say he was found hiding at a residential complex in Amanzimtoti in KwaZulu-Natal.
The police say the suspect opened fire when they announced their arrival, and he was killed in the subsequent shootout.
Mongale's body was found near Lombardy West, north of Joburg, after she went on a date with her alleged killer.
[OLORATO MURDER] The main suspect in the Olorato Mongale murder case was found by SAPS hiding at a residential complex in Amanzimtoti. When police announced their arrival, he shot at police, police returned fire and he was fatally wounded. Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi is on scene pic.twitter.com/FzXSuyYPpd
— Athlenda Mathe (@AthlendaM) May 30, 2025