Five arrested for murder of Limpopo couple
Limpopo police have arrested five suspects following the discovery of two bodies buried in shallow graves in Makhado
The bodies of a 33-year-old woman and the 40-year-old man were exhumed at different locations over the weekend.
The couple went missing under mysterious circumstances in February and July of 2022.
Limpopo police spokesperson Motlafela Mojapelo says the man was kidnapped from his home in July last year after he was accused of stealing copper cables.
"The investigations managed to uncover the long-kept secret which revealed that she was actually kidnapped by the suspects, who in the process torched and subsequently killed her and buried her in a shallow grave.
"This after she reportedly refused to surrender a property in Makhado which was initially used as a brothel."
Police recovered an unlicenced firearm during the arrests.
The five suspects are expected to appear in the Tshilwavhusiku Magistrate’s Court on charges of kidnapping, murder and defeating the ends of justice.
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