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Media Statement
POLOKWANE – Two suspects aged 22 and 32 appeared before Giyani Magistrate’s Court on 02 April 2024 in connection with the murder of a close relative aged 83, who was one of the Community Policing Forum (CPF) patrollers. The case was postponed to Tuesday 09 April for formal bail application and further police investigation. The victim was brutally murdered shortly after completing his duties in the early hours of Thursday, 28 March 2024 at Shamfana village. 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 victim was certified dead at the scene. A preliminary police investigation was conducted, and all the evidence pointed to the two close relatives.
All the items taken from deceased were recovered, leading to the arrest of the 22-year-old suspect, who was charged with murder and his immediate relative (32), was charged with defeating the end of justice.
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