POLOKWANE: Police in Polokwane are appealing to the community to assist in tracing suspects who are in possession of groceries worth thousands of rands intended for school nutritional programmes after they were allegedly stolen from a warehouses situated in Polokwane CBD, rented by a Feeding Scheme company.
The owner of the company discovered earlier this month that groceries he had kept at his rented warehouse intended for school nutritional programmes in Makweng were stolen.
Police were notified and a case of theft was opened.Prelimenary investigations revealed that the groceries were sold to an unknown shop owners. Police followed the leads but the suspects could not be traced.
On Wednesday 12 October 2022 at about 07:45, police received a complaint about a known male who allegedly committed suicide at one of the houses in the same rental premises.Upon arrival, police found the deceased hanging from the roof.It is believed that the deceased had some information about the stolen groceries and the whereabouts of the suspects.
The deceased was positively identified as Ayanda Makgati Mphakane aged 34 from Ga-Mphahlele, Rapotela village and was employed as as a caretaker at the warehouse and was not an employee of Klein- Tech feeding scheme Company or related to the owner of the warehouse as indicated on the initial report.
Manhunt continues. Anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of the suspects should contact the Investigating Officer, Warrant Officer Ringane on 0721706535 or crime stop number 0860010111 or nearest police station or My SAPSApp.
Police investigations are continuing.
