Positive leads and thorough investigative work led to the arrest of an alleged farm attack, house robbery suspect and the recovery of stolen items within hours after a 70-year-old woman was attacked at her farm on 22 September 2021, in Kareedouw, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
At about 08:30, the complainant was busy in the garden area on her farm located approximately 20 kilometers outside Kareedouw when an unknown man accosted her.
The victim was tied up with a rope and taken into the house.
A laptop, cellphone, a tablet, cash and jewelry was taken before he fled the scene.
The victim, who was alone at the time of the incident, managed to free herself and sought help from a neighbouring farm.
The 72-hour activation plan was immediately implemented and in less than two hours, the suspect was behind bars. Many of the stolen items were recovered.
A 48-year-old man is due to appear in the Kareedouw Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 27 September 2021 on charges of house robbery.
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