SUSPECT LINKED TO MURDER OF AN 18-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN BOTLOKWA, NABBED FOLLOWING INTENSIVE POLICE INVESTIGATION
POLOKWANE: The Police in Botlokwa have made a major breakthrough, on Wednesday 2024/01/17 following the arrest of a 30-year-old man, also a Traditional Healer who is linked to murder of an 18-year-old Modjadji Niccol Thoka whose lifeless body was found on the 8 January 2024 , at Mokomene, Ga-Thoka village in Botlokwa policing area.
Members of Provincial Detectives and Botlokwa Detectives activated an operation to trace and arrest the suspect. In the early hours of Wednesday, 17 January 2024, the suspect was arrested at Mokomene village. Through the intensive investigation the suspect allegedly took the team to the place where he buried the head of the deceased. He was immediately arrested for murder.
His arrest comes after Police were notified about the discovery of the lifeless body of a woman at an abandoned house. Upon arrival at the scene, they found a body of the woman in an advanced state of decomposition.
Further investigations, revealed that the body was dismembered.
The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo, Major General Jan Scheepers has praised the Police team that ensured that this ruthless criminal is put behind bars. He further commended the community and Police collaboration that resulted in the providing of crucial information. “We are now relieved that the suspect is arrested and expect more arrests,” concluded Major General Scheepers.
The suspect will appear before Morebeng magistrate’s court soon.
The Police investigations are still ongoing.
