LIFE FOR SUITCASE KILLERS

Trio finally learn fate for the cruel murder of Previn Pillay

- BY KIM SWARTZ

THREE men behind the gruesome murder and dismemberment of a Pine-lands man, whose body was found stuffed in a burning suitcase at a train station, have been sentenced to life behind bars.

Previn Pillay, 23, from Pine-lands, was last seen alive 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 never recovered. 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 station. Moments later, they saw the suspect set the bag alight before running away as smoke began to rise.