Lions and Pirates rugby player Thulani Popoyi was found dead on 5 October at the Dollar Table, a night club in Melville.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Popoyi had been found brutally murdered. He had multiple stab wounds and his chest had been hacked open.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old was out with his friends and disappeared after a while.<\/p>\n
His attacker did not take anything from him \u2013 he still had his belongings on him.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
It appears that the Dollar Table has been operating without a valid licence.<\/p>\n
Colin Law, Popoyi\u2019s friend and guardian, was still in shock,\u201cWe don\u2019t know how it happened, But my biggest concern is that a young man lost his life. The place was operating illegally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Brixton Police managed to arrest the club owner for not attending to the scene immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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