2 more suspects arrested in connection with Ditebogo Junior Phalane's murder

JOHANNESBURG - Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of five-year-old Ditebogo Junior Phalane.

The boy was killed during a hijacking a week ago when four armed men hijacked his father outside their home in Soshanguve. 

He had just come out of the house to welcome his dad home from work.

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The Hawks say the pair was arrested on Monday following information about their whereabouts.

This brings the total number of suspects arrested in connection with the murder to four.

The latest suspects are due to appear at the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

"One of the firearms is alleged to be the murder weapon used in the murder of Ditebogo Phalane but that will be confirmed once the firearms have been sent for testing," said police spokesperson Wendy Nkabi.