Cape Town – Police have arrested a 21-year-old man following the discovery of a woman’s body and suspected stolen items inside her stolen Range Rover.
The arrest occurred after the victim’s vehicle was traced to a petrol station in Moreletta Park, Tshwane, in the early hours of Saturday, August 24, 2024.
“Preliminary investigation suggests that the victim was killed during a house robbery in Standerton, Mpumalanga Province, on Friday evening. The suspect/s allegedly ransacked the house before killing the victim and put her in her Range Rover and drove with it.
#sapsGP Police have arrested a 21-year-old man after the body of a woman, and some items suspected to be stolen were found inside her stolen Range Rover. He was traced and arrested at a petrol station in Moreletta Park in Tshwane on 24/08.
Preliminary investigation suggests that… pic.twitter.com/VBFfFFtUbu— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) August 25, 2024
“It is reported that an official from a tracker company was tracing the victim’s car when he found it at a petrol station in Moreletta Park in Tshwane,” police spokesperson Colonel Mavela Masondo said.
He added: “While searching the car and the suspect who was driving the car, a body of a female was discovered in the car and suspected stolen items that include laptops, cellphones, jewelery and deceased’s bank cards were also recovered.
Gauteng police in the Tshwane district have arrested one male suspect after he was found driving a stolen Range Rover in Moreleta Park. Police discovered the body of the owner of the vehicle(female) in the boot, she was sadly found murdered. 3 firearms seized, one is a replica pic.twitter.com/4FcW1G0Rbt
— Athlenda Mathe (@AthlendaM) August 24, 2024
“Two firearms and one replica firearm were also found inside the car.”
The suspect was arrested at the scene and faces multiple charges, including murder, kidnapping, possession of unlicensed firearms, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, and possession of suspected stolen property.
He is scheduled to appear in Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday, August 26, 2024.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
