Lions and Pirates rugby player Thulani Popoyi was found dead on 5 October at the Dollar Table, a night club in Melville.
Police investigations are underway for the murder of previous Golden Lions Sevens and Pirates black rugby player Thulani Popoyi who was found dead on 5 October at the Dollar Table in Melville.
Popoyi had been found brutally murdered. He had multiple stab wounds and his chest had been hacked open.
The 29-year-old was out with his friends and disappeared after a while.
His attacker did not take anything from him – he still had his belongings on him.
There was no blood where he was found, however, one of the car guards looked inside the club and discovered a trail of blood as if someone had tried to clean it up.
It appears that the Dollar Table has been operating without a valid licence.
Colin Law, Popoyi’s friend and guardian, was still in shock,“We don’t know how it happened, But my biggest concern is that a young man lost his life. The place was operating illegally,” he said.
Brixton Police managed to arrest the club owner for not attending to the scene immediately.