The suspect was arrested on Tuesday evening 24 September, after the police in Witdraai searched his vehicle and found a hunting rifle. He failed to produce a license for the firearm.

Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the hunting rifle has been reported stolen during a burglary in Kuruman. Subsequent to confiscating the hunting rifle, police gathered information that the suspect and two accomplices allegedly hunted in the area illegally.

Carcasses of wild animals, allegedly shot and killed by the suspect, were also confiscated. The suspects are facing an additional charge of illegal hunting.

OFM News/Marvin Ntsane