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Media Statement WESTERN CAPE – The Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen (Adv.) Thembisile Patekile has lauded the efforts of Stellenbosch SAPS in collaboration with Crime Intelligence and detectives who apprehended four perpetrators involved in the murder of a 19-year-old Stellenbosch student in the early hours of Wednesday, 16 October 2024. Initial reports suggest that the 19-year-old first year student was robbed and stabbed on Wednesday, 16 October 2024 in the early morning hours at about 03:00. The victim was riding his bicycle down Borcherd Street, Stellenbosch when he was accosted, stabbed in the neck and robbed of his personal belongings. He succumbed due to a fatal stab wound to the neck. Intricate investigation by Stellenbosch detectives in collaboration with Crime Intelligence led to the arrest of a 19-year-old male suspect within hours of the commission of the crime. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance in the Stellenbosch Magistrates’ court today, Friday, 18 October 2024. Meanwhile, on Thursday, 17 October 2024 Stellenbosch Crime Prevention arrested three more suspects, two males aged 29 and 28 as well as a 31-year-old female in Cloetesville, Stellenbosch. They are scheduled to make their court appearance once changed
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