An 83-year-old community policing forum patroller was ambushed and attacked while he had just completed his duties in the early hours of the morning. File Picture: Phill Magakoe
Two suspects, aged 22 and 32, appeared before the Giyani Magistrate's Court in connection with the brutal murder of their “close” 83-year-old relative.
The murdered man was one of the community policing forum (CPF) patrollers in the Limpopo community.
The case against the two murder-accused was postponed to Tuesday next week, for formal bail application and further police investigation.
“The victim was brutally murdered shortly after completing his duties in the early hours of Thursday, March 28, at Shamfana village,” Limpopo police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, said.
“According to preliminary reports, the elderly man was on his way home from fulfilling his responsibilities as a vigilant CPF member when he was ambushed and fatally attacked. Police and emergency medical services were called to the scene where they found the victim's body lying in a pool of blood with multiple stab wounds.”
The octogenarian was certified dead at the scene.
A preliminary police investigation was conducted, and “all the evidence” pointed to the two close relatives, said Ledwaba.
“All the items taken from the deceased were recovered, leading to the arrest of the 22-year-old suspect, who was charged with murder and his immediate relative, aged 32, was charged with defeating the ends of justice.”
On Tuesday, IOL reported that police at Giyani, in Limpopo, have arrested a 19-year-old girl in connection with the brutal murder of her 27-year-old brother.
The murder incident happened on Saturday, at Giyani’s Homu section in the morning.
“According to police reports, the suspect (the sister) went to the police station and reported that she stabbed her brother with a sharp object,” Ledwaba said at the time.
“Police rushed to the vicinity and upon arrival, found a lifeless body of a 27-year-old brother on the ground, in a pool of blood. The deceased sustained stab wounds on the upper body and was covered with a blanket.”
IOL