The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has hailed the swift reaction of the Police following a farm attack and house robbery in which a 68 year old farmer identified as Mr. MG Richter was killed and his wife injured on a farm at Dwaalboom outside Thabazimbi in the early hours of Tuesday 6 September 2022.
The available reports indicate that an unknown number of suspects entered the Dwalboom Vygeboompoort farm house at about 02:00, killed the husband and injured his wife by burning her with unknown object.
They then ransacked the house and took two plasma television sets, firearms, cellphones, tools and other items. The suspect loaded the robbed items into the victims’ VW Amarok and fled the scene.
Police received information about the suspected stolen vehicle around Bela Bela, matching the description of the one that was earlier robbed on a farm at Dwaalboom. The said vehicle was spotted being driven along Potgieter street in Bela Bela and the members the driver to pull off.
The suspects allegedly started shooting at the police and a shootout ensued.
One of the suspects was fatally shot and the second one was injured. The vehicle, five firearms including a toy gun, two plasma TV sets, two cellphones and tools were recovered.
Both suspects have been identified and are believed to have been employed at the same farm.
Police investigations are unfolding to determine if additional suspects were also involved.
There is no other information available at this stage.
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Information supplied by Oorgrens veiligheid
Report from South African Police Service – Office of the Provincial Commissioner: Limpopo
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