Africa-Press – South-Africa. It has been nearly five months since a Soweto doctor was shot dead in his surgery a week after being robbed, and his family still awaits answers.
Doctor George Koboka, known to many as a “gentleman” and a helpful person, was shot and killed in his surgery in Diepkloof, Soweto, in March as patients waited outside his office to see him.
His death came a week after gunmen stormed into his surgery and robbed patients of their cellphones.
Three people were arrested for Koboka’s murder, but only one – Morris Gumbi, 32 – was linked and charged with murder. He has since been denied bail and is expected to appear in court on Friday.
While Gumbi is the only person linked to Koboka’s murder, CCTV footage of the incident shows a group of men entering the surgery, walking past the waiting patients to his office, and shooting him while panicked patients run out.
None of the men were hiding their faces.
Asked why Gumbi was the only suspect in this case, Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello said the other two had only been brought in for questioning.
“Only one person was arrested on this matter. The other two were just brought in for questioning,” she said on Wednesday.
Asked how Gumbi was linked to the matter, Sello told News24 that she could not comment on the case as it was before the court.
“The case is still under investigation, and one suspect was arrested, and the case is before court,” she said.
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After Koboka’s murder in March, News24 spoke to his brother, Thami, who described the devastation of finding his brother in a pool of blood following the news that he had been shot.
Nearly five months later, Thami says he is still devastated and still waiting for justice to take its course.
“We have not received any latest news on the case from the investigating officer. The other two suspects were acquitted from the case as they were not part of the incident. The other suspects, including the one who had the gun, are still at large,” he said.
He added that the family had not yet approached a private investigator as they were waiting for the legal process to take its course.
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