According to the police, the body of the 30-year-old woman was discovered in a bush on Monday, April 20 by by local women collecting firewood, who then alerted the members of the Community Policing Forum.

Colonel Mavela Masondo confirmed the incident. “The victim who was found with bruises on the body was certified dead on the scene. With the help of the local community, the police arrested the suspect who is reported to be the next-door neighbour of the victim,” Col said Masondo.

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He is expected to appear in the Marapyane Periodical Court today facing a charge of murder. More charges might be added pending the investigation.

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It is reported that approximately eight armed suspects stormed into a jewellery shop in Highveld Mall and held the security guard and the employee at gunpoint, before robbing them of undisclosed amount of jewellery. Police and private security companies were alerted about the business robbery in progress and responded swiftly.

The suspects were intercepted soon after they drove out of the Mall, in different getaway cars. During the incident, three of the suspects were fatally shot while others fled from the scene and are still at large.

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Police spokesperson, Colonel Mavela Masondo confirmed at the crime scene, three pistols, a rifle and rounds of ammunition believed to have been used by the suspects were recovered.

“A Toyota RAV4, fitted with false registration number plates, that was also used as a getaway car was recovered. Some of the jewellery taken from the shop were recovered inside the said getaway car. Police opened a case of business robbery for investigation while the Independent Police Investigation Directorate (IPID) will investigate the circumstances that led to the death of the three suspects,” said Colonel Masondo.

The search is underway for the suspects that are still at large and police urge anyone with information that may assist in apprehending the other suspects to call the Crime Stop number at 08600 10111 or send information via MYSAPSAPP. All received information will be treated as confidential and callers may opt to remain anonymous.

The recovered firearms will be sent for ballistic tests to establish whether they were used in the commission of other crimes.

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