'Suitcase killers' found guilty

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 nailed in court, but the third has mysteriously gooi'd 'n lange before judgment.

- BY KIM SWARTZ

Previn Pillay, 23, from Pinelands was last seen on 23 December 2020 leaving his home in his white Toyota Hilux bakkie. The bumper of the vehicle was later recovered in Sunbird Park, but the bakkie was witweg.

A week after his disappearance, cops 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.