2 more arrested for murder of Polokwane businesswoman, mother
Police have arrested two more suspects in the double murder of prominent Polokwane businesswoman Lizette Deacon and her mother Hettie.
The bodies of 55-year-old Lizette and her 70-year-old mother Hettie were found with stab wounds in an abandoned vehicle on the R37 next to the Kushcke off-ramp last Sunday.
This brings the total number of suspects to four.
Limpopo police spokesperson Motlafela Mojapelo says the arrests are a major breakthrough for the case.
“A team of investigators that was assembled to track down the killers of a Polokwane businesswoman, Lizette Deacon and her mother Hettie, made a breakthrough when two more suspects, a domestic worker who was employed by the deceased and another suspect aged 41, were arrested.
“Both suspects were arrested this morning, Friday 18 September in different places. The domestic worker aged 51, was arrested in Polokwane at about 8am and the other suspect was arrested in Ivory Park, Tembisa at about 9am.”
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The two suspects will appear in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court on Monday on two counts of murder, house robbery and kidnapping.
Police are also appealing to the public to assist in finding a Zimbabwean official they suspect might know more.
“The police are also calling on Owen to avail himself at the nearest police station as it is believed he might assist in the ongoing investigations. Owen, who is a Zimbabwean, uses either of the following as surnames; Setsiba, Makutara or Mbedzi,” Mojapelo says.
