Central SA
Suspect in court for Namahadi murders─── LUCKY NKUYANE 06:00 Fri, 09 Apr 2021
A 21-year-old man allegedly linked to the gruesome murder of five people who were found burnt and shot in Marakong village in Qwaqwa is expected to appear in the Phuthaditjhaba Magistrate's court today on charges of murder, arson and attempted murder
Provincial police spokesperson, Thandi Mbambo, says the suspect was apprehended in Mphatlalatsane in Qwaqwa in the Free State on Wednesday evening.
His arrest comes after the police in the province deployed a 72-hour action plan coupled with the deployment of a team of investigators led by the District Commander of Thabo Mofutsanyana, Major Jan Tsotsetsi.
Mbambo says the police are expecting to make more arrests soon
On Saturday police found the body of Moliehi Thoabala (38) with a gunshot wound to the stomach, whilst her husband Safolo Mofokeng (36) was found burnt in the house.
In another house the bodies of Relebohile Lemeko (48), her daughter Masabata Lemeko (25) and son, Tatolo Lemeko (22) were found burnt.
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