{"id":684,"date":"2025-10-09T18:11:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/?p=684"},"modified":"2025-10-09T18:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:11:50","slug":"ben-gumbi-murder-case-third-suspect-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/2025\/10\/09\/ben-gumbi-murder-case-third-suspect-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Gumbi Murder Case: Third Suspect Arrested!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251009-WA0071-1024x886.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251009-WA0071-1024x886.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251009-WA0071-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251009-WA0071-768x665.jpg 768w, https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251009-WA0071.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Ben Gumbi was gunned down outside a restaurant in Rustenburg\u2019s central business district on August 23, 2023<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A significant development has occurred in the investigation of the murder of prominent North West businessman Ben Gumbi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> A third suspect was arrested in KwaZulu-Natal and is expected to appear in court soon in connection with the murder at Rustenburg Magistrates court.<br>As previously reported, Sibongiseni Ngubane and Thabani Gwala were already found guilty of Gumbi\u2019s murder on Thursday, 08 October by the North-West High Court setting in Mogwase and are awaiting sentencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The third suspect\u2019s arrest brings the investigation closer to justice.<br>With the recent arrest of a third suspect there\u2019s renewed hope that the truth behind Ben Gumbi\u2019s murder will finally come to light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The arrest may provide crucial information about the mastermind, bringing justice to Gumbi\u2019s family and closure to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Gumbi was gunned down outside a restaurant in Rustenburg\u2019s central business district on August 23, 2023. The suspects were implicated after a thorough investigation involving CCTV footage, witness testimony, and forensic evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The case has garnered significant attention due to Gumbi\u2019s prominent business status and the shocking nature of the crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A significant development has occurred in the investigation of the murder of prominent North West<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-top-banner"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","chromenews-featured":"","chromenews-large":"","chromenews-medium":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"Rapula Mancai","author_link":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/author\/rjmancai\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/category\/top-banner\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=684"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":685,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684\/revisions\/685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}