Limpopo police stated: Three suspects
were arrested yesterday for the alleged murder of a young couple.
This follows
the discovery of the bodies of 18 year old Lucia Malapane and 19 year old Nius
Malatji by a neighbour on Sunday.
Provincial
SAPS spokesperson Motlafela Mojapelo said the 47-year-old businessman had gone
to see why Malatji had not been to work, when he made the gruesome discovery with their toddler beside the bodies.
The murders
sparked widespread violent protests by community members in the area, after
they accused the businessman of being responsible for the murders of the couple.
The angry
mob from the village went on a rampage, torched the businessman’s shop and a
motor vehicle. They proceeded to his house, burnt it and in the process killed
some livestock, including chickens, goats and pigs. The suspects then fled the
scene
Three suspects were arrested later on the same
day. The suspects were found in possession of some items belonging to the
deceased.
The
suspects, aged between 34 and 47, appeared before Bolobedu Magistrate’s Court
yesterday, facing charges of house breaking with intent to commit two counts of
murder, rape and robbery.
Mojapelo
said the motive for the murders would be determined by police investigations.
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By Everngelista Muza
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