Four suspects arrested in the EC for robbery

Loyiso Langeni
25 February 2014

Four suspects were arrested over the weekend in Elliotdale near Mthatha. 

This is after they were allegedly involved in an attack on a group of people conducting exploration diving in the area. 

It is believed that four suspects forced entry into a cottage where a 40 year-old was shot after he tried to get the suspects to leave his house.

The man sustained gunshot wounds to his upper body and later died in hospital. 

Brigadier Marrinda Mills said the police immediately arrested the suspect within 12 hours after the incident occurred.

“We recovered most of the stolen goods and we were shocked by the incident because we have not received any crime reported in many years. It was an isolated incident but we will step up our police visibility in that area,” Mills added.