Cape Town - An investigation into handwritten notes between alleged 28s gang boss Ralph Stanfield and his younger brother, Kyle, has been completed and could reveal whether or not there was an instruction to destroy evidence.
This was revealed at the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Friday, as Kyle returned to court amid a defeating the ends of justice case.
Kyle was arrested in April when police swooped on a flat in Claremont and found him in possession of R4.6 million in cash. A week later Stanfield’s mother-in-law Barbara Johnson was also arrested when police raided her home in Mitchells Plain.
Court documents later revealed that Kyle had allegedly received instructions from Ralph, who is being held in Brandvlei Prison, in the form of handwritten notes to remove items cops had planned to seize in a raid.
The document states that on April 19, Kyle allegedly went to the premises of PPE security in the Airport Industria area after receiving information from Ralph of a planned search and seizure at the property and was allegedly instructed to remove electronic devices and documents.
Suraya Manual and Nondabula Phakamisa were also arrested on charges of defeating the ends of justice.
The duo both work for Glomix CC which is owned by Stanfield’s wife, Nicole Johnson. The group was released on R10 000 bail but Manual was again arrested last month alongside former Mayco member Malusi Booi amid a R1 billion tender fraud investigation. During court proceedings on Friday, the State prosecutor informed the court that the investigation was incomplete but the handwriting analysis had been completed.
“The State is informed that there were further investigations which came to light regarding a computer tower which was seized from accused 1 [Kyle] for further data to be downloaded. The State is also likewise informed that the investigation into the handwriting analysis and cellphone analysis has been done.” The case was postponed to December 10.
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Cape Argus