Third Accused Abandons Bail, Set to Join Co-Accused for Pre-Trial
The third suspect arrested in connection with the murder of popular radio and television personality Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock appeared briefly in the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on Friday morning, where she chose to abandon her bid for freedom.
Forty-year-old Hlengiwe Goodness Buthelezi confirmed to the court through her legal representative that she will not be applying for bail.
She is facing serious charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘇𝗶 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟴 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
On that date, she is scheduled to join her co-accused and alleged romantic partner, Victor Mthethwa Majola, in the dock for a scheduled pre-trial conference.
DJ Warras was gunned down on 16 December 2025 outside the Zambesi Building in the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD).
The State alleges that the killing was a calculated contract hit.
According to prosecution records, Buthelezi played a pivotal role in the conspiracy by forwarding DJ Warras’s personal details, including his vehicle registration information and the particulars of his partner, to Majola.
Investigators previously revealed that Majola, who remains in custody after being denied bail earlier this year, is considered the mastermind who orchestrated the assassination.
Buthelezi’s court appearance follows a multi-province police manhunt.
In August 2026, the South African Police Service (SAPS) Serious and Violent Crimes Unit circulated her photograph publicly, appealing for information regarding her whereabouts.
Acting on a credible tip-off, Gauteng police tracking teams traced Buthelezi to the rural area of Msinga in KwaZulu-Natal, where she had been hiding.
She was arrested on Wednesday and subsequently transported back to Gauteng to face trial.
The high-profile case has already seen one successful prosecution.
The hitman, a Mozambican national named Joaquim Armando Pacula, entered into a Section 105A plea and sentencing agreement with the State.
Pacula confessed to pulling the trigger in exchange for a payment of R25,000. He is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence.
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘇𝗶, 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸.