The Police in Maake outside Tzaneen have launched a manhunt for the suspects who allegedly stoned a 43-year-old man to death and set him alight at Bismarck village in the morning of 31 January 2021, at about 11:00. The attackers also damaged his properties, including a house and motor vehicles and went on to torch the house belonging to another person.
The deceased was allegedly at home when a group of about six men arrived and started to assault him and damaging his house, furniture and two vehicles. They thereafter, took him to the nearby bushes and jointly with other community members, stoned and set him alight. He died on the scene.
The crowd reportedly moved to the house of another person and when they could not find him, they torched his house.
Maake SAPS, together with the Public Order Police (POP) unit responded to a call about these heinous crimes and on arrival, the crowd had already left.
The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba, has strongly condemned these incidents and has directed that the suspects must be hunted down and brought to book. “The Police will continue working hard to ensure that those who engage in brutal attacks and lawlessness are arrested, “concluded General Ledwaba.
The motive for the incident is still unknown at this stage but domestic violence cannot be ruled out.
The deceased has been identified as Ngoako Thomas Pilusa.
Cases of murder, arson and malicious damage to property were opened for investigation and anyone with information that can assist the police in the investigations is requested contact Lieutenant Colonel Theo Mans on 079 875 757, Crime Stop number 0860010111 or the nearest Police Station or MySAPS App.
