Three arrested for brutal murder of German tourist in Limpopo
Three foreign nationals - aged between 24 and 46 - have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of an elderly German tourist in Limpopo on Saturday.
The 74-year-old man arrived in South Africa from Botswana on Friday.
A day later, on Saturday, he was in the Laphalale area of LImpopo, where he offered a lift to an unkown man.
Police say the man plotted with his two friends who later assaulted and killed the German tourist at Northam before robbing him of an undisclosed amount of cash and other valuables.
One of the suspects was found in the deceased's motor vehicle by security officials and a member of rural safety on a farm where the body was dumped.
Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the other two suspects had already fled the scene.
"An intelligence driven operation was activated, and the two suspects were arrested in North West province later in the evening, in possession of some of the deceased's belongings," he says.
The trio is expected to appear before the Northam Magistrate's Court on Monday.
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