TARGETED HIT: Hit Squad Handed Life Terms After Rival Pakistani Business Owner Commissions Retail Assassination

BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE EDITOR KASiBC_AFRiCA 

TARGETED HIT: Hit Squad Handed Life Terms After Rival Pakistani Business Owner Commissions Retail Assassination

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GQEBERHA — A brutal, mercenary-style contract killing aimed at eliminating commercial competition has ended with three local hitmen being jailed for life by the Gqeberha Regional Court.

​The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) highly welcomed the life sentences handed down to Kirsten Johannes (24), Justin Johannes (29), and Daviton Brown (23) for the cold-blooded execution of Pakistani shop owner, Mamun Hosain.

​The trial exposed a dark underworld of targeted retail hits, revealing that the trio had been explicitly hired by a rival Pakistani national to permanently remove Hosain from the local business landscape.

​The Loerie Mini Market Execution

​According to the state's evidence, the planned assassination was carried out on 22 October 2024 at the Loerie Mini Market in the small town of Loerie, near Humansdorp.

​Justin Johannes acted as the logistical coordinator and getaway driver, transporting the hit squad to the front of Hosain’s grocery store. He pulled out an illegal firearm and handed it to Kirsten Johannes and Daviton Brown, issuing a direct command to walk inside and gun down the shopkeeper.

Kirsten Johannes and Brown stormed the shop, where Kirsten immediately opened fire at point-blank range, pumping three bullets into Hosain. As the businessman lay fatally wounded on the floor, Brown violently ripped the entire electronic cash till from the counter. The pair then sprinted back to the idling getaway vehicle and sped off.

​Public Vigilance Shatters Getaway Plan

​The brazen daytime hit was witnessed by several sharp-eyed members of the community. Rejecting the culture of silence, local residents immediately memorized the getaway car's description and provided crucial tracking information directly to the South African Police Service (SAPS).

​A rapid response unit intercepted the vehicle shortly after the murder. Elite detectives Warrant Officer Sokanyile and Warrant Officer Peta spearheaded the forensic investigation, securing the murder weapon, the stolen cash till, and a mountain of circumstantial data that totally crushed the hitmen's legal defense.

​"When we work together as a team, we can bring criminals to book and make our communities safer places to live without fear. I must commend the investigators and the brave members of the public who came forward with the information required to secure these convictions," stated Eastern Cape Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Samkelo Mtwana.

​The Judicial Hammer Drops

​Senior State Advocate Benedict Wilson prosecuted the case with a hardline demand for maximum statutory penalties, arguing that contract killings undermine the foundational right to life and safety in South Africa.

​The Regional Court judge agreed, crushing the young hit squad with a massive, heavy sentence structure:

Accused Convict	Murder Charge	Illegal Firearm & Ammunition Raps	Aggravated Robbery Charge
Kirsten Johannes (24)	LIFE IMPRISONMENT	20 Years Combined (15 + 5)	Not Charged
Justin Johannes (29)	LIFE IMPRISONMENT	20 Years Combined (15 + 5)	Not Charged
Daviton Brown (23)	LIFE IMPRISONMENT	20 Years Combined (15 + 5)	An Extra 15 Years Direct

While all three men face permanent incarceration for their respective roles in the hit, Daviton Brown was hit with an additional 15 years for physically looting the cash till. Furthermore, the court invoked Section 103 of the Firearms Control Act, permanently stripping all three convicts of their civil rights to ever legally own a firearm.

​A warrant of arrest remains active for the rival foreign shop owner who allegedly financed the assassination plot.

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