Cape Town – Three teenage boys have been arrested for the murder of a metered taxi driver in the Westenburg area of Polokwane, Limpopo.
Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the incident occurred when the trio requested a ride from a Bolt metered taxi, during which they allegedly stabbed the driver to death.
They subsequently burned the driver’s body and abandoned the hijacked vehicle.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects requested to be ferried by a bolt-metered taxi, and along the way they fatally stabbed the driver, burned and dumped his body on a newly developed site near the Place of Safety Shelter in the Westenburg Policing area,” Ledwaba said.
The arrested suspects are all minors, aged 15, 16, and 17.
“All of the arrested suspects in this horrendous crime were found to be minors, which is very disturbing that our children are now involved in such criminal activities. This youngster exhibits an unbelievable lack of moral fibre by robbing the victims and murdering them so brutally that it is unacceptable in this province”, said Lieutenant General Hadebe.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
