'Suitcase Killers' face justice while a third suspect remains at large

ALMOST five years after a businessman was discovered in a burning suitcase at a Cape Town train station, two of the so-called “Suitcase Killers” have been convicted in court, while a third accused disappeared before judgment.

- KIM SWARTZ [e-mail]

Previn Pillay, from Pinelands was last seen on December 23, 2020 leaving his home in his white Toyota Hilux bakkie. The bumper of the vehicle was later recovered in Sunbird Park, but the bakkie itself was never found.

A week after his disappearance, police were called to Hazendal Train Station in Athlone where a suitcase containing a dismembered body was discovered.

Staff at the station reported seeing a man dragging a large travel suitcase to the subway.

Moments later, they saw the suspect set the bag alight before running away as smoke began to rise.