Limpopo police arrest suspected rapist, murderer
The arrest follows an incident that occurred when a 21-year-old woman who was reported missing on 5 July and found dead in an abandoned shack at Seshego Zone 06 on Friday the 9th of August.
An intelligence-led joint operation conducted in the Seshego Policing precinct outside the City of Polokwane has made a significant breakthrough by arresting a 26-year-old suspect believed to be involved in the murder and rapes of women in the Seshego and Mankweng Policing areas.
According to the police's Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe, the arrest follows an incident that occurred when a 21-year-old woman who was reported missing on 5 July and found dead in an abandoned shack at Seshego Zone 06 on Friday the 9th of August.
"Soon after the disappearance of the deceased the SAPS Seshego Cluster Commander, Major General Sam Mokgonyana, established a dedicated team of members comprised of the Detectives and the Crime Intelligence. This team worked tirelessly around the clock until this suspect was cornered and nabbed in his rented room around Seshego on Friday the 30th August 2019," said Ngoepe.
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During the arrest of this suspect, the deceased's cellphone was found in his possession.
Preliminary police investigations have revealed that the suspect likely raped and killed the deceased on the day she was reported missing.
"When the investigations unfolded, it was uncovered that this suspect has committed a similar incident during 2014, where he raped and killed another woman in the Mankweng Policing area and he was never arrested for this crime," added Ngoepe.
He says it was found that the suspect was out on bail for other rape cases when he allegedly committed this crime.
The suspect is will appear before the Seshego Magistrate court on the 28th October 2019.
"It is believed that the suspect may be linked to more similar unresolved cases in the Seshego, Mankweng and other areas as the investigations are still unfolding," said Ngoepe.