Person arrested in connection with murder of Western Cape taxi official Charmaine Bailey

Western Cape police have arrested one person in connection with the murder of Charmaine Bailey.

Bailey, a Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) training officer, was gunned down at the organisation’s Wynberg office in May. She was also the chairperson of the Wynberg Taxi Association.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said the 32-year-old suspected murderer was arrested on Saturday in Hout Bay during a tracing operation.

They are expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday to face a murder charge.
Bailey, 53, who worked for the regional taxi council, was gunned down while speaking to someone on the sidelines of a meeting with taxi association members from Wynberg and Hout Bay.

The meeting had been called to discuss internal operations, CATA spokesperson Nkululeko Sityebi previously told News24.

At the time, CATA ruled out the possibility that Bailey was gunned down by a driver from her primary association.

Bailey’s family described her as a businesswoman committed to seeing empowerment in the taxi industry.

Source: news24

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