Cape Town – Police in Polokwane have found the bodies of a man and a woman who went missing almost a year ago.
Five people have been arrested following the discovery.
The two bodies were found buried in shallow graves at different locations over the weekend, the police said.
According to police, the woman, 33, went missing in February last year, while the man was reported missing in July.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said the woman allegedly left home in Sekonye Village in Botlokwa to visit in Louis Trichardt.
“Investigations revealed she was actually kidnapped allegedly by the suspects who tortured her, killed her, and buried her in a shallow grave.
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“This after she reportedly refused to surrender a property in Makhado which was initially used as a brothel,” said Majapelo in a statement.
The man, 40, became a victim of vigilantism when he was reportedly kidnapped from his home in Tshilwavhusiku in July after he was accused of stealing copper cables, said Majapelo.
“The probe revealed that the victims were buried in shallow graves at Rathidili and Madodonga villages,” said Majapelo.
Police said two of the five suspects were already in police custody for murder while the remaining three were arrested at their hideout in Mahwelereng.
The team recovered a 9mm pistol with the serial number filed off and eight rounds of ammunition.
The suspects will appear in the Tshilwavhusiku Magistrate’s Court on charges of murder and kidnapping.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe
