“We Have No Knowledge Of The Individual Involved”

SABC 2 and its flagship 7de Laan faced a scandal during the early hours of Friday, 14 April 2023. This is as it seemed that there was a murderer amongst the cast of the soapie. As reported at the time:

Which 7de Laan actor murdered his Ben 10?

While the country had its focus on the ongoing movie of Dr. Nandipha Magudumana and Facebook rapist Thabo Bester, it seems that the focus has now been split. This is as in the late hours of Thursday, 13 April 2023, a headline-worthy story was revealed.

Shared by Beast of News via Scrolla Africa, it initially detailed:

“7de Laan television actor (50) allegedly shot & killed her Ben10 partner (29) in Norkem Park, Gauteng. The star then tried to commit suicide by taking sleeping tablets. She survived & (was) taken to Tembisa hospital, where she is receiving treatment under police guard.”

However, in a subsequent post in the thread, it was corrected that the actor in question was male and not female. Meaning that the alleged couple was a same-sex couple.

POINT OF CORRECTION: Both the deceased (29) and the arrested (50) are men. The actor is a 50-year-old man who is in hospital, and his partner, 29-year-old male (deceased).

— BEAST OF NEWS (@BEAST_OF_NEWS) April 13, 2023

As a result of the post not mentioning who was actually involved in the murderer case, it opened room for the general public to speculate on which of the current actors is the one implicated in the matter. Therefore, it came as no surprise that the soapie has released an official statement on the matter.

“We have no knowledge of the individual involved” – 7de Laan

In light of the disrepute that having a murderer accused as part of the cast of 7de Laan, the soapie has shared an official statement distancing themselves from the actor in question who was responsible for the murder of his “Ben 10.”

This is as the official statement from the soapie has confirmed that they have no knowledge of the actor involved in the murder mystery. As such, the statement read:

“As it stands, we have no knowledge of the individual involved and would love to express our heartfelt condolences to the victim’s family and friends.

Production has made efforts to whom the said individual might be. However, as per the law, a suspect’s identity cannot be disclosed until such a time that they have been formally charged.”

As such, the country is nowhere close to finding out the mystery of the identity of the murder accused in the drama is still a mystery. However in light of the suggestion that it might be former beloved 7de Laan actor Terence Bridgette, who is a well-known gay actor who portrayed the character of Jerome on the soapie. He has been ruled out as he is 48 years old this year.