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Koster farmer arrested for allegedly shooting dead cyclist─── THANDI XABA 10:49 Sat, 10 Oct 2015
Koster - A North West farmer has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting a 35-year-old cyclist a few kilometres from his farm in Koster.
Police spokesperson, Paul Ramaloko says the 48-year old farmer allegedly shot the man twice after accusing him of theft.
He says the man was cycling on the Rustenburg-Koster road at about 16:00 on Friday when the incident occurred.
Ramaloko says the farmer alerted the police. His firearm was confiscated for ballistic tests. He will appear in the Koster Magistrate's Court on Monday on a murder charge.
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Paul Ramaloko: