Though the police had confidently said that three sets of execution-style killings which had sent shockwaves throughout the country in 2010 were linked and later managed to lay a murder charge in relation to one, investigators will now have to retrace their steps and find new leads, as the accused was acquitted in the High Court recently.
This development and the fact that police have found nothing else since then, reaffirm concerns that the police lack the ability to not only solve high-profile crimes but also to present “strong cases” that could lead to convictions.
In those killings, which occurred over a five-week time period,
