Alleged 28s gang boss, Ralph Stanfield, is expected to return to the Western Cape High Court today. Testimony from a key State Witness is expected to be heard.
Stanfield, his wife, Nicole Johnson, and 12 other accused, are facing 41 criminal charges, relating to a criminal enterprise known as “The Firm”.
All 14 have pleaded not guilty.
The charges include racketeering, murder, attempted murder, fraud, robbery, extortion, and the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
The State alleges that The Firm facilitated several prominent killings, including the 2019 assassination of rival gang (Hard Livings) boss Rashied Staggie. And it has also been alleged that The Firm was responsible for the killing of City of Cape Town official Wendy Kloppers in 2023.
The State also alleges that Stanfield and his wife ran a highly structured criminal enterprise that used violence and intimidation to dominate Cape Town’s underworld.
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