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Media Statement
FREE STATE – Police have arrested two suspects for the alleged murder and kidnapping of a 27-year-old hawker in Odendaalsrus It is alleged that on Sunday, 2 February 2025, at about 20:00, an altercation ensued between a fuel station employee and the hawker over selling fruits on the garage premises. The victim then left the premises. He was allegedly pursued by the two suspects and an unknown African male. They loaded him onto a bakkie before taking him back to the fuel station. On arrival at the petrol station, the suspects allegedly assaulted him with a knobkerrie and sjambok. The victim was later taken by an ambulance from his home to a local hospital before being transferred to a regional hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. Two suspects aged 34 and 40 were subsequently arrested for murder and kidnapping on Friday, 21 March 2025 in Odendaalsrus. Police also seized the Isuzu bakkie allegedly used in the commission of crime. Investigations are still ongoing.
Two male suspects (34) and (40) will appear before the Odendaalsrus Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 24 March 2025.
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