Suspects arrested on farm attack related incidents

FREE STATE – Marquad detectives flanked by Tactical Response Team embarked on an intelligence-driven operation in the early hours of the 2020-03-19 at 03:00. This follows a burglary incident at Silas farm on the 01 March 2020 and house robbery at Trommel Farm on the 05 March 2020 where a 77-year-old female victim was attacked and robbed of two firearms, ammunition, laptops and jewellery.

At the end of the operation, 9 suspects aged between 20 and 26 were arrested. Three (3) were charged with house robbery, one (1) charged with burglary, two (2) charged with illegal possession of ammunition and possession of firearms, and three (3) for rape.
The ones arrested for a rape allegedly raped a girlfriend of one of the house robbery suspects after they had a fallout on stolen goods.

Their homes were searched respectively and one hundred and thirty (135) live ammunition, two firearms, a revolver and a 9mm pistol and other suspected stolen goods were recovered and confiscated.

Suspects will appear in Marquand Magistrate court on Monday 23 March 2020.